Graph Interpretation Aspects of Statistical Literacy: A Japanese Perspective

Many educators and researchers are trying to define statistical literacy for the 21st<br>century. Kimura, a Japanese science educator, has suggested that a key task of<br>statistical literacy is the ability to extract qualitative information from quantitative<br>information, and/or to create new information from qualitative and quantitative<br>information. This article presents research that offers a theoretical basis using the<br>SOLO Taxonomy to capture students' ability to create new information from<br>qualitative and quantitative information. This research shows that the "creation of<br>dimensionally new information" is a complex construct requiring further research<br>and a deeper analysis than Kimura appears to have used.