Joint ICMI/IASE Study: Teaching Statistics in School Mathematics

IASE Roundtable Conference : Challenges for Teaching and Teacher Education, Mexico, 2008

Front Matter

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• Discussion Document :
• Preface :
• Introductions :

Plenary Sessions

Keynote Lecture

• Preparing teachers to Meet the Challenges of Statistics Education : Joao Pedro da Ponte, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Panel 1: Fundamental Ideas in Statistics and how they Affect the Training of Teachers

• Fundamental Ideas in Statistics and how they Affect the Training of Teachers : Martha Aliaga, American Statistical Association, USA
• From Statistical Literacy to Fundamental Ideas in Mathematics: How can we Bridge the Tension in Order to Support Teachers of Statistics : Rolf Biehler, University of Kassel, Germany
• Fundamental Ideas in Statistics and how they Affect the Training of Teachers : Gail Burrill, Michigan State University
• Statistical Thinking as a Fundamental Topic in Training the Teachers : Ernesto Sánchez, Cinvestav, Mexico

Panel 2: The Interplay of Probability and Statistics in Teaching and in Training the Teachers

• A Plea for a Relatively Strong Role for Probability within the Stochastics Curricula : Manfred Borovcnik, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
• Strengthening the Interplay of Probability and Statistics in Teaching and in Training the Teachers : Delia North, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Helen Mc.Gillivray, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
• The Interplay of Probability and Statistics in Teaching and in Training the Teachers : Maria Gabriella Ottaviani, University La Sapienza, Roma, Italy

Panel 3: Technology in the Teaching of Statistics: Potentials and Challenges in Preparing the Teachers

• Partners in Innovation: Helping Teachers to Integrate Technology in the Teaching of Statistics : Dani Ben-Zvi, University of Haifa, Israel
• Technology in the Teaching of Statistics: Potentials and Challenges in Preparing the Teachers : Doreen Connor and Neville Davies, Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education, United Kingdom
• Birthing Big Ideas in the Minds of Babes : Anthony Harradine, Australia
• Statistics Teachers as Designers of Conceptual Space : Dave Pratt, London Institute of Education, United Kingdom

Topic 1: The Current Situation of Teaching Statistics in Schools

Session 1.1: Statistics in the Worldwide Curricula

• Comparing Curricular Approaches for Statistics in Primary School in England and Brazil: A Focus on Graphing : Janet Ainley, School of Education, University of Leicester, United Kingdom and Carlos Monteiro, Centro de Educação, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
• Statistical Literacy in Brazil in High and Middle School: An Analysis of Official Documents : Tânia Maria Mendonça Campos and Cláudia Borim da Silva, Universidade Bandeirante de São Paulo and Irene Maurício Cazorla, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Brazil
• Statistics in the South African School Curriculum: Content, Assessment and Teacher Training : Helena Wessels, North West University, South Africa
• Statistics: A Look Across K-8 State Standards : Jill Newton, Purdue University, Leslie Dietiker and Aladar Horvath, Michigan State University, USA

Session 1.2: Teaching Probability, Modeling and Simulation

• Modeling and Simulations in Statistics Education : Brigitte Chaput, Jean Claude Girard and Michel Henry, Commission Inter-IREM Statistique et Probabilité, France
• Duality of Probability and Statistics Teaching in French Education : Pablo Carranza, Alain Kuzniak, Equipe Didirem. Université Paris Diderot France
• Which Probability do we Have to Meet? A case Study about Statistical and Classical Approach to Probability in Students’ Behaviour : Rossella Garuti, Aurelia Orlandoni and Roberto Ricci, National Agency for Educational System Support, Italy

Session 1.3: Issues in Teaching Statistics

• Statistics Teaching in German Secondary High Schools : Andreas Eichler, Universität Münster, Germany
• Reconceptualising “Statistics” and “Education” : Jim Ridgway, James Nicholson and Sean McCusker, University of Durham, United Kingdom
• Collaborative Work in Statistics Classes: Why do it? : Carolina Carvalho, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Topic 2: Teachers’ Attitudes, Knowledge, Conceptions and Beliefs in relation to Statistics Education

Session 2.1: Teachers’ Attitudes and Beliefs

• German Math Teachers’ Views on Statistics Education : Peter Sedlmeier, Chemnitz University of Technology and Christoph Wassner, Martin Behaim Gymnasium, Nürnberg, Germany
• A Study of Preservice Teachers’ Attitudes Toward their Role as Students of Statistics and Implications for Future Professional Development in Statistics : Stephen M. Lancaster, California State University Fullerton, USA
• Teaching Statistics at the Primary School Level: Beliefs, Affordances, and Pedagogical Content Knowledge : Helen L. Chick and Robyn U. Pierce, University of Melbourne, Australia
• Explaining Teachers’ Attitudes towards Statistics : Assumpta Estrada, University of Lleida and Carmen Batanero, University of Granada, Spain

Session 2.2: Pedagogical Content Knowledge

• Teachers’ Classroom Practice and Students’ Learning : Andreas Eichler, Universität Münster, Germany
• Establishing PCK for Teaching Statistics : Jane M. Watson and Julie M. Donne, University of Tasmania, Rosemary A. Callingham, University of New England, Australia
• Teacher Knowledge for Teaching Statistics through Investigations : Tim Burgess, Massey University, New Zealand
• Examining how Teachers’ Practices Support Statistical Investigations : Hollylynne S. Lee and Gemma F. Mojica, North Carolina State University, USA

Session 2.3: Teachers’ Statistical Knowledge 1

• Conceptions of four Pre-Service Teachers on Graphical Representation : Teresa González, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain and Jesús Pinto, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mexico
• Statistical Graphs in the Training of Teachers : María Candelaria Espinel, Alicia Bruno, and Inés Plasencia, Universidad La Laguna, Spain
• Elementary School Teachers’ Understanding of the Mean and Median : Tim Jacobbe, University of Kentucky, USA

Session 2.4: Teachers’ Statistical Knowledge 2

• Reasoning about Variation of a Univariate Distribution: A Study with Secondary Mathematics Teachers : Cláudia Borim da Silva, Universidade São Judas Tadeu and Universidade Bandeirante de São Paulo, and Cileda de Queiroz e Silva Coutinho, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brazil,
• The Evolution of Teachers’ Understandings of Distribution : Kay McClain, Arizona State University, USA
• Conceptions of Distribution Held by Middle School Students and Preservice Teachers : Daniel L. Canada, Eastern Washington University, United States

Topic 3: Analysing Current Practices in Teacher Education regarding the Teaching of Statistics

Session 3.1: Projects and Data in the Training of Teachers

• Assessing and Developing Pedagogical Content and Statistical Knowledge of Primary School Teachers Through Project Work : Juan D. Godino, Carmen Batanero, Rafael Roa, University of Granada and Miguel R. Wilhelmi, University of Navarra, Spain
• Teachers Training in a Realistic Context : Ornella Giambalvo, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy and Linda Gattuso, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
• Preparing to Teach Data Analysis and Probability with Technology : Hollylynne S. Lee and Karen F. Hollebrands, North Carolina State University, USA

Session 3.2: Experiences and Perspectives in the Training of Teachers

• Statistics Teaching for Prospective Teachers of Mathematics: Reflections and Perspectives : Anderson C. S. de Oliveira, Patrícia F. Paranaíba, Verônica Y. Kataoka, Ademária A. de Souza, Fabrícia de M. Oliveira Fernandes and Marcelo Silva, Federal University of Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
• Acquisition of Notions of Statistical Variation by in-Service Teachers : Ernesto Sánchez and Jaime García, Departamento de Matemática Educativa Cinvestav, México
• The Training of Primary School Teachers in Stochastics and in Stochastic Education in Europe : Antonio Estepa, University of Jaén, Spain
• Teaching Statistics in Elementary and High School and Teacher Training : Cileda de Queiroz e Silva Coutinho, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brazil

Topic 4: Empowering Teachers to Teach Statistics: A Look into the Future

Session 4.1: Improving Teachers’ Statistical Thinking

• Variability in a Sampling Context: Enhancing Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Conceptions : Daniel L. Canada, Eastern Washington University, USA
• Modeling Scatterplot Data and the Signal-Noise Metaphor: Towards Statistical Literacy for Pre-Service Teachers : Joachim Engel and Claudia Wörn, University of Education, Ludwigsburg and Peter Sedlmeier, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
• Towards a Suitable Designed Instruction on Statistical Reasoning: Understanding Sampling Distribution with Technology : Djordje Kadijevich, Megatrend University, Serbia, Vlasta Kokol-Voljc,University of Maribor, Slovenia and Zsolt Lavicza, University of Cambridge, UK
• Teacher Training Program on Teaching Arithmetic Mean by Using the Visual Approach- A Case Study : Hanan Innabi, UAEU, United Arab Emirates

Session 4.2: Training Teachers to Teach Statistical Thinking

• Training Teachers to Develop Statistical Thinking : Maxine Pfannkuch, University of Auckland, New Zealand
• A Model of Learning to Teach Statistical Inquiry : Katie Makar, University of Queensland, Australia
• Developing New Statistical Content Knowledge with Secondary School Mathematics Teachers : Pip Arnold, University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Preparing School Teachers to Develop Students’ Statistical Reasoning : Joan Garfield, University of Minnesota, USA, and Dani Ben-Zvi, University of Haifa, Israel

Session 4.3: Issues in Training the Teachers

• Navigating Layers of Uncertainty in Teaching Statistics Through Case Discussion : Randall E. Groth, Salisbury University, USA
• Shaping K-12 Statistics Education in the United States : Roxy Peck, California Polytechnic State University; Gary Kader, Appalachian State University and Christine Franklin, University of Georgia
• Instructing Future Teachers of Statistics: The Benefits of En-active, Analogue Modelling : Laura Martignon, University of Education, Ludwigsburg, Germany

Topic 5: Training Teachers in Developing Countries

Session 5.1: Training Teachers in Developing Countries 1

• Training Statistics Teachers for Botswana Senior Schools: Is it Necessary? : Kgomotso Gertrude Garegae, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
• A Report on preparing Mathematics Teachers to Teach Statistics in High School : Ahmad Parsian, University of Tehran and Ali Rejali, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
• The Current Teaching of Statistics in Schools in Uganda : Charles Opolot-Okurut and Margaret Mwanamoiza, Makerere University, Patrick Opyene-Eluk, Islamic University, Uganda

Session 5.2: Training Teachers in Developing Countries 2

• Reform Efforts in Training Statistics Teachers in the Philippines: Challenges and Prospects : Enriqueta D. Reston, University of San Carlos and Lisa Grace S. Bersales, University of the Philippines-Diliman, Philippines
• A Teacher Training Case in Junior High Schools of Guangzhou : Xu Shihong, Teaching Research Office of Guangzhou Education Bureau, Lv Yi, Junior High School 18, Liu Yongdong, Tang Bangquan and Pan Reisheng, Teaching Research Office of Tianhe/Panyu/Liwan Districts, Guangzhou, China
• The Statistical Performance in a Comparative Study between Central American Teachers : M. Alejandra Sorto, Texas State University, USA

Topic 6: Building Collaboration between Mathematics and Statistics Educators in Teacher Education

Session 6.1: Experiences in Collaboration 1

• Mathematics in a Statistical Context? : Linda Gattuso, Université du Québec à Montreal, Canada
• Changing the Statistics Curriculum for Future and Current High School Mathematics Teachers: A Case Study : Amy G. Froelich, Wolfgang Kliemann and Heather Thompson, Iowa State University, USA
• A Case Study in Collaboration Preparing Secondary Education Teachers : Paul Fields, Brigham Young University, USA

Session 6.2: Experiences in Collaboration 2

• Introducing Statistics at School Level in South Africa. The Crucial Role Played by the National Statistics Office in Training in-Service Teachers : Delia North, University of KwaZulu-Natal and Jackie Scheiber, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
• An on-Line Professional Environment to Improve the Teaching of Statistics : Pilar Azcárate and Ana Serradó, University of Cádiz, Spain, Jose M. Cardeñoso, University of Granada, Spain, Maria Meletiou-Mavroteris and Efi Paparistodemou, Cyprus College, Cyprus
• Using Census at School and Tinkerplots™ to Support Ontario Elementary Teachers’ Statistics Teaching and Learning : Jennifer Hall, Statistics Canada and the University of Ottawa, Canada
• Teachers’ Professional Development in Statistics: The Earlystatistics European Project : Maria Meletiou-Mavrotheris and Efi Paparistodemou, European University, Cyprus, Pilar Azcárate and Ana Serradó, University of Cádiz, Spain, Jose M. Cardeñoso, University of Granada, Spain

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