Measuring middle school students' interest in statistical literacy
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Article Title | Measuring middle school students' interest in statistical literacy |
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ERA Journal ID | 20493 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Carmichael, Colin (Author), Callingham, Rosemary (Author), Hay, Ian (Author) and Watson, Jane (Author) |
Journal Title | Mathematics Education Research Journal |
Journal Citation | 22 (3), pp. 9-39 |
Number of Pages | 31 |
Year | 2010 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Dordrecht, Netherlands |
ISSN | 1033-2170 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03219776 |
Abstract | The following paper describes the development of an instrument designed to assess middle school students' interest in statistical literacy. The paper commences with a review of the literature as it relates to interest in this context and then proposes a theoretical model upon which the proposed instrument is based. The Rasch Rating Scale model is then applied to student responses to items in the instrument and fit statistics are analysed in order to assess the extent to which these responses conform to the requirements of the measurement model. The paper then presents evidence, including interview data, to support the validity of interpretations that can be made from the proposed instrument. The findings suggest that the proposed instrument provides a theoretically sound measure of middle school students' interest for statistical literacy that will be useful for the evaluation of interventions aimed at developing these students' statistical literacy. |
Keywords | statistical literacy; statistics; intervention |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 490599. Statistics not elsewhere classified |
390109. Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy | |
390402. Education assessment and evaluation | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Learning and Teaching Support Unit |
University of Tasmania | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0y42/measuring-middle-school-students-interest-in-statistical-literacy
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