Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ711953
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Publication Date: 2005-Apr-1
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Middle Grades: Misconceptions in Statistical Thinking
Capraro, Mary Margaret; Kulm, Gerald; Capraro, Robert M.
School Science and Mathematics, v105 n4 p165 Apr 2005
A sample of 134 sixth-grade students who were using the Connected Mathematics curriculum were administered an open-ended item entitled, Vet Club (Balanced Assessment, 2000). This paper explores the role of misconceptions and naive conceptions in the acquisition of statistical thinking for middle grades students. Students exhibited misconceptions and naive conceptions regarding representing data graphically, interpreting the meaning of typicality, and plotting 0 above the x-axis.
Descriptors: Grade 6, Probability, Misconceptions, Mathematics Education, Data Analysis, Mathematics Curriculum, Statistical Data, Graphs
School Science & Mathematics Association, The Ohio State University, 238 Arps Hall, 1945 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43210-1172. Web site: http://www.ssma.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 6
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Language: English
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