TY - CHAP
T1 - Teaching Teachers to Teach Statistical Investigations
AU - Makar, Katie
AU - Fielding-Wells, Jill
PY - 2011/7/31
Y1 - 2011/7/31
N2 - Despite its importance for the discipline, the statistical investigation cycle is given little attention in schools. Teachers face unique challenges in teaching statistical inquiry, with elements unfamiliar to many mathematics classrooms: Coping with uncertainty, encouraging debate and competing interpretations, and supporting student collaboration. This chapter highlights ways for teacher educators to support teachers' learning to teach statistical inquiry. Results of two longitudinal studies are used to formulate recommendations to develop teachers' proficiency in this area.
AB - Despite its importance for the discipline, the statistical investigation cycle is given little attention in schools. Teachers face unique challenges in teaching statistical inquiry, with elements unfamiliar to many mathematics classrooms: Coping with uncertainty, encouraging debate and competing interpretations, and supporting student collaboration. This chapter highlights ways for teacher educators to support teachers' learning to teach statistical inquiry. Results of two longitudinal studies are used to formulate recommendations to develop teachers' proficiency in this area.
U2 - 10.1007/978-94-007-1131-0_33
DO - 10.1007/978-94-007-1131-0_33
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9789400711310
SN - 9789400711303
SN - 9789400737167
VL - 14
T3 - New ICMI Study Series
SP - 347
EP - 358
BT - Teaching Statistics in School Mathematics-Challenges for Teaching and Teacher Education: A Joint ICMI/IASE Study: The 18th ICMI Study
A2 - Batanero, Carmen
A2 - Burrill, Gail
A2 - Reading, Chris
PB - Springer
CY - Dordrecht, Netherlands
ER -