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Promoting Statistical Literacy Through Data Modelling in the Early School Years

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Probabilistic Thinking

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This chapter addresses data modelling as a means of promoting statistical literacy in the early grades. Consideration is first given to the importance of increasing young children’s exposure to statistical reasoning experiences and how data modelling can be a rich means of doing so. Selected components of data modelling are then reviewed, followed by a report on some findings from the third-year of a three-year longitudinal study across grades one through three.

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Acknowledgements

This project was supported by a three-year Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grant DP0984178 (2009–2011). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the ARC. I wish to acknowledge the excellent support provided by the senior research assistant, Jo Macri and the enthusiastic participation of the children and teachers.

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    Lyn D. English

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  1. University of Saskatchewan College of Education, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

    Egan J. Chernoff

  2. Dept of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Montana, Montana, Montana, USA

    Bharath Sriraman

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English, L.D. (2014). Promoting Statistical Literacy Through Data Modelling in the Early School Years. In: Chernoff, E., Sriraman, B. (eds) Probabilistic Thinking. Advances in Mathematics Education. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7155-0_23

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