Statistics for bilingual students in NZ secondary schools - He mahinga maramara mo nga whanau reorua

This paper considers the changes in teaching statistics prompted by this new cultural awareness. First the bilingual classroom is briefly characterised, followed by a description of two forces for change: ethnomathematics and Maori cultural renaissance. The link with the emerging holistic, active approach to statistics is then detailed. Finally the issues of Maori vocabulary, teacher education and course assessment are discussed.