The Educational Value Of Statistics: Analysis Of Its Perception In A Group Of Teachers

Book: 
Proceedings of the sixth international conference on teaching statistics, Developing a statistically literate society
Authors: 
Giambalvo, O., Milito, A. M. & Marsala, M. R.
Editors: 
Phillips, B.
Type: 
Proceedings
Category: 
Research
Pages: 
Online
Year: 
2002
Publisher: 
International Statistical Institute
URL: 
http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/publications/1/10_43_gi.pdf
Abstract: 

The present work aims to investigate the educational value of statistics as perceived by teachers involved in the teaching of this subject in schools of every type and level in the city of Palermo. To achieve this aim a preliminary fact-finding investigation was performed.

The CAUSE Research Group is supported in part by a member initiative grant from the American Statistical Association’s Section on Statistics and Data Science Education