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Publication Date: 2019-Dec
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Primary School Students' Reasoning When Comparing Groups Using Modal Clumps, Medians, and Hatplots
Mathematics Education Research Journal, v31 n4 p485-505 Dec 2019
Comparing groups is a fundamental activity in statistics since it includes many basic concepts like center, variability, and representation and can pave the way to inferential statistics. Preliminary work involving group comparisons can be undertaken at an early age, e.g., at primary school using proto-concepts like modal clumps, precursor representations like hatplots, or formal concepts like medians. We have designed and implemented a teaching unit using modal clumps, medians, and hatplots to guide primary school students (grade 4, aged 10-11) to compare groups with TinkerPlots. Consequently, a case study with six of these primary school students was conducted to investigate how our primary school students compare groups in large authentic data sets using TinkerPlots. One finding is that all six primary school students make sophisticated use of modal clumps, medians, and hatplots to compare groups in large and authentic data with TinkerPlots.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Statistics, Teaching Methods, Grade 4, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Visual Aids
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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