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Fernández, María Soledad; Pomilio, Carlos; Cueto, Gerardo; Filloy, Julieta; Gonzalez-Arzac, Adelia; Lois-Milevicich, Jimena; Pérez, Adriana – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2020
Though statistics is covered in secondary-school curricula, it is usually limited to few lessons and mainly taught in a procedural approach. There seems to be a gap between the education of mathematics teachers and the demands on their practice. Learning statistics from a mathematical perspective does not qualify to teach the subject properly.…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Statistics, Workshops, Preservice Teachers
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Schoen, Robert C.; LaVenia, Mark; Chicken, Eric; Razzouk, Rabieh; Kisa, Zahid – Cogent Education, 2019
Reflecting growing emphasis on data analysis and statistical thinking in the information age, mathematics curriculum standards in the U.S. have recently increased expectations for student learning in the domain of statistics and probability. More than 180 teachers in 36 public school districts in Florida applied for a two-week summer institute…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Statistics, Probability, Professional Development
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Feuerborn, Laura L.; Chinn, Donald; Morlan, Garvin – Professional Development in Education, 2009
This study is an evaluation on whether middle-level mathematics teachers' participation in a week-long in-service course on middle-level mathematics concepts increases their understanding of this content. A secondary purpose of this study is an exploration of teacher perceptions before and after the institute via self-report surveys. Participants…
Descriptors: Test Results, Mathematics Teachers, Probability, Teacher Attitudes
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"University of Chicago School Mathematics Project (UCSMP) Algebra," designed to increase students' skills in algebra, is appropriate for students in grades 7-10, depending on the students' incoming knowledge. This one-year course highlights applications, uses statistics and geometry to develop the algebra of linear equations and…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills
Novotna, Jarmila, Ed.; Moraova, Hana, Ed.; Kratka, Magdalena, Ed.; Stehlikova, Nad'a, Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2006
This document contains the fourth volume of the proceedings of the 30th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Conference presentations are centered around the theme "Mathematics at the Centre." This volume features 59 research reports by presenters with last names beginning between Kun and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Psychology
Novotna, Jarmila, Ed.; Moraova, Hana, Ed.; Kratka, Magdalena, Ed.; Stehlikova, Nad'a, Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2006
This volume of the 30th annual proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education conference presents: plenary panel papers; research forum papers; short oral communication papers; and poster presentation papers from the meeting. Information relating to discussion groups and working sessions is also provided.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Instruction