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Katie Makar; Helen M. Doerr; Robert delMas – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2020
People use models every day without even realizing it. Models create a structure for predictions (inferences) that can be used or adapted as situations change. A model is a relational system that highlights aspects of a phenomenon that the modeler deems important and diminishes the rest. Statistical models capture variability of data, enabling…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Models, Statistics Education, Teaching Methods
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Aridor, Keren; Ben-Zvi, Dani – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2017
This article examines how two processes--reasoning with statistical modelling of a real phenomenon and aggregate reasoning--can co-emerge. We focus in this case study on the emergent reasoning of two fifth graders (aged 10) involved in statistical data analysis, informal inference, and modelling activities using TinkerPlots™. We describe nine…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Models, Logical Thinking, Statistics