Visual representation of the syllabus content about "data"

Title
Visual representation of the syllabus content about "data"
Publication Date
2010
Author(s)
Prodromou, Theodosia
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0685-7756
Email: tprodrom@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:tprodrom
Reading, Christine E
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6906-7965
Email: creading@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:creading
Editor
Editor(s): Chris Reading
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
International Association for Statistical Education (IASE) & International Statistical Institute (ISI)
Place of publication
Voorburg, Netherlands
UNE publication id
une:8100
Abstract
Concept maps (cmaps) are graphical tools that illustrate complex networks of interconnections between concepts. These can be used to illustrate the concept connections implicit in teaching syllabus content thus facilitating sense-making and meaningful learning. This paper sheds some light upon pre-service teachers' understanding of the interconnectedness of basic concepts for the topic of "Data" as evidenced in their construction of comprehensive cmaps. The illustrative networks designed by pre-service teachers were analyzed in relation to what connections were made and the quality of statements between connecting links/nodes. The results showed the variety and complexity of the interconnectedness of pre-service teachers' understanding of the concepts. Implications for both teaching and research are provided.
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Citation
Data and context in statistical education: Towards an evidence-based society - Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS8)
ISBN
9789077713549

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