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Blagdanic, Casandra; Chinnappan, Mohan – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2013
Numeracy in schools is becoming an increasingly important part of mathematics learning and teaching. This is because educators want students to engage with mathematical concepts more deeply, use mathematics to make sense of their environment and make decisions that are based on the analysis of mathematical information. In order to be numerate,…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Data Interpretation, Numeracy
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Strutchens, Marilyn E. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1999
Presents an activity using national achievement data to involve students in a project on data collection and statistics while learning about their attitudes toward and beliefs about mathematics. This activity presents a good opportunity to talk about various interpretations of data and allows students to examine and discuss their attitudes about…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Data Processing, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
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Hunt, Gordon – Teaching Statistics, 1998
Describes an activity that engages pupils in the whole statistical process from collecting data to interpreting the results. Discusses the importance of these activities in developing knowledge, skills, understanding, and ability in problem solving. (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Data Processing, Elementary Secondary Education
Creighton, Theodore B. – 2000
Data collection and analysis are frequently neglected by school leaders over the course of the decision-making process. All schools gather large amounts of information about students and teachers, but most data are used to satisfy administrative requirements rather than evaluate school improvement in a systematic fashion. Apprehension regarding…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Data, Data Analysis, Data Collection