Using integrated STEM as a stimulus to develop elementary students' statistical literacy

Mairéad Hourigan; Aisling M. Leavy

doi:10.1111/test.12229

Using integrated STEM as a stimulus to develop elementary students' statistical literacy

Mairéad Hourigan^*, Aisling M. Leavy

^*Corresponding author for this work

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This paper presents insights from classroom practice where mathematical thinking, and in particular statistical literacy, are central to solving a STEM problem. We demonstrate that when an investigation sparks student interest and requires active participation, there are opportunities to experience the functionality of statistics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	77-86
Number of pages	10
Journal	Teaching Statistics
Volume	42
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/test.12229
Publication status	Published - 1 Sep 2020

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Faculty seed funding

Keywords

comparing distributions
school statistics
statistical cycle
statistical literacy
teaching
teaching statistics

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Using integrated STEM as a stimulus to develop elementary students' statistical literacy

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