Middle School Students' Interest in Statistical Literacy

Colin Carmichael; Ian Hay

Middle School Students' Interest in Statistical Literacy

Colin Carmichael
, Ian Hay

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This paper presents the results of a research review into the development of middle school students' interest in statistical literacy. In particular it reviews the concept of interest and its motivational influence on learning. Findings reveal that very little research has examined the influence of positive affect such as interest on learning in the middle-school statistics context. Further, these findings suggest that interest development will be the result of a complex interplay of classroom influences and individual factors such as: students' knowledge of statistics, their enjoyment of statistics and their perceptions of competency in relation to the learning of statistics.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Navigating Currents and Charting Directions: Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Editors	Merrilyn Goos, Ray Brown, Katie Makar
Place of Publication	Brisbane, Australia
Publisher	Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
Pages	109-115
Volume	1
ISBN (Print)	9781920846169, 9781920846176
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 2008
Event	MERGA 31: 31st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 28 Jun 2008 → 1 Jul 2008

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Conference	MERGA 31: 31st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
City	Brisbane, Australia
Period	28/06/08 → 1/07/08

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Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy

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Carmichael, C., & Hay, I. (2008). Middle School Students' Interest in Statistical Literacy. In M. Goos, R. Brown, & K. Makar (Eds.), Navigating Currents and Charting Directions: Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (Vol. 1, pp. 109-115). Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA). https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/10303

Carmichael, Colin ; Hay, Ian. / Middle School Students' Interest in Statistical Literacy. Navigating Currents and Charting Directions: Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. editor / Merrilyn Goos ; Ray Brown ; Katie Makar. Vol. 1 Brisbane, Australia : Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA), 2008. pp. 109-115

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Carmichael, C & Hay, I 2008, Middle School Students' Interest in Statistical Literacy. in M Goos, R Brown & K Makar (eds), Navigating Currents and Charting Directions: Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. vol. 1, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA), Brisbane, Australia, pp. 109-115, MERGA 31: 31st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Brisbane, Australia, 28/06/08. <https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/10303>

Middle School Students' Interest in Statistical Literacy. / Carmichael, Colin; Hay, Ian.
Navigating Currents and Charting Directions: Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. ed. / Merrilyn Goos; Ray Brown; Katie Makar. Vol. 1 Brisbane, Australia: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA), 2008. p. 109-115.

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Carmichael C, Hay I. Middle School Students' Interest in Statistical Literacy. In Goos M, Brown R, Makar K, editors, Navigating Currents and Charting Directions: Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. Vol. 1. Brisbane, Australia: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA). 2008. p. 109-115

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