Book:
Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Teaching Statistics
Editors:
Vere-Jones, D., Carlyle, S., & Dawkins, B. P.
Type:
Category:
Volume:
1
Pages:
112-119
Year:
1991
Publisher:
International Statistical Institute
Place:
Voorburg, Netherlands
Abstract:
The study of statistics in the post-compulsory years (11-12) in Victoria, Australia, has increased dramatically as a result of the introduction of the Mathematics Study Design within the Victorian Certificate of Education. The VCE is being phased in over a number of years and from 1991 will encompass all Year 11 and 12 mathematics in the State. Essential features of the innovation are its stateside nature and the strong link established between three key work requirements and four common assessment tasks. This paper provides an overview of these developments, with particular emphasis on the statistics education component.
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