The ASA-NCTM quantitative literacy project: An overview

The NSF-funded Quantitative Literacy Project (QLP), a joint project of the American Statistical Association (ASA) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), served as the basis from which the strand in statistics was developed for the NCTM Standards. The QLP provides curriculum materials in certain areas of data exploration, probability, and inference, in a style that makes the material accessible to teachers and students, and provides a model framework for in-service programmes to enhance the skills of teachers in the area of statistics and probability. More specific information on certain aspects of the QLP will be provided below.