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Lundahl, Christian; Serder, Margareta – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2023
How can we understand the uncertainties in high-stake measures such as PISA in relation to the claims that different authorities make from them? In this paper, we use a rather remarkable case from Sweden involving conflicting interpretations of the PISA 2018 results at a national political level and a fight over statistics between two national…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Foreign Countries
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Rockwell, Steven C. – Communication Teacher, 2012
The increasing popularity of television shows featuring paranormal investigations has led to a renewed enthusiasm in ghost hunting activities, and belief in the paranormal in general. These shows typically feature a group of investigators who, while claiming to utilize proper scientifically correct methodologies, violate many core scientific…
Descriptors: Investigations, Scientific Methodology, Scientific Principles, Critical Thinking
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Graham, Alan – Teaching Statistics, 1994
Presents ideas for purposeful statistical investigations based on data from "TV Guide" that involve simulations using a spreadsheet. (MKR)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Learning Activities, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction
LeRoy, Judith; LeRoy, David – 1995
In a study on public television viewing, data taken from KQED San Francisco (California) revealed that the pattern of "cume build-up" and viewing to program genres was absolutely similar in non-pledge and pledge months. The percentage of audience that watched 7 or more other pledge programs was well over 50% for many of the shows. These…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Fund Raising