It is evident that over the past ten years, there has been substantial change to probability and statistics curricula in schools in many countries. It is also clear that there will be continuing development in the 1990s if for no other reason than the continuing impact of technological change. This paper discusses the evolving situation in Victoria (Australia) related to the incoming VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) with the particular focus being the need for a review of statistics and methodology courses appropriate for intending secondary teachers. In particular, the state of play in teacher education at the Institute of Education as it relates to the areas of probability and statistics described. In addition, some comments regarding teacher in-service are made.
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