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A Hierarchy of Tertiary Students' Consideration of Variation |
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Editor(s): Allan Rossman and Beth Chance |
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International Association for Statistical Education (IASE) & International Statistical Institute (ISI) |
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In this study a hierarchy of consideration of variation was developed from students' responses to a questionnaire given at the beginning of a tertiary introductory statistics course. The hierarchy was then used to code responses to the same questionnaire post-study. Comparison of student performances showed that the development of consideration of variation differs with the context of the question. The proposed hierarchy could provide a basis for a more general hierarchy of consideration of variation that is applicable across a variety of tasks. It also supports educators in identifying the level of a student's consideration of variation, providing direction for teaching and learning activities that will help that consideration develop. |
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Working Cooperatively in Statistics Education: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS-7) |
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