ERIC Number: ED585977
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Oct
Pages: 8
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Prospective Teachers' Use of Representations in Solving Statistical Tasks with Dynamic Statistical Software
Lee, Hollylynne S.; Driskell, Shannon O.; Harper, Suzanne R.; Leatham, Keith R.; Kersaint, Gladis; Angotti, Robin L.
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (33rd, Reno, NV, Oct 20-23, 2011)
This study examined a random stratified sample (n=62) of prospective teachers' work across eight institutions on three tasks that utilized dynamic statistical software. Our work was guided by considering how teachers may utilize their statistical knowledge and technological statistical knowledge to engage in cycles of investigation. Although teachers did not tend to take full advantage of dynamic linking capabilities, they utilized a large variety of graphical representations and often added statistical measures or other augmentations to graphs as part of their analysis. [For the complete proceedings, see ED585874.]
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Computer Software, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Statistics, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy, Graphs
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: DUE0817253
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