International Handbook of Research in Statistics Education (Springer International Handbooks of Education)

This handbook connects the practice of statistics to the teaching and learning of the subject with contributions from experts in several disciplines. Chapters present current challenges and methods of statistics education in the changing world for statistics and mathematics educators. Issues addressed include current and future challenges in professional development of teachers, use of technology tools, design of learning environments and appropriate student assessments. This handbook presents challenging and inspiring international research perspectives on the history and nature, current issues, and future directions of statistics education and statistics education research. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Front Matter ....Pages 1-3 What Is Statistics? (Christopher J. Wild, Jessica M. Utts, Nicholas J. Horton)....Pages 5-36 What Is Statistics Education? (Andrew Zieffler, Joan Garfield, Elizabeth Fry)....Pages 37-70 Statistics Education Research (Peter Petocz, Anna Reid, Iddo Gal)....Pages 71-99 Front Matter ....Pages 101-104 The Practice of Statistics (Jane Watson, Noleine Fitzallen, Jill Fielding-Wells, Sandra Madden)....Pages 105-137 Reasoning About Data (Rolf Biehler, Daniel Frischemeier, Chris Reading, J. Michael Shaughnessy)....Pages 139-192 Research on Uncertainty (Dave Pratt, Sibel Kazak)....Pages 193-227 Introducing Children to Modeling Variability (Richard Lehrer, Lyn English)....Pages 229-260 Learning About Statistical Inference (Katie Makar, Andee Rubin)....Pages 261-294 Statistics Learning Trajectories (Pip Arnold, Jere Confrey, Ryan Seth Jones, Hollylynne S. Lee, Maxine Pfannkuch)....Pages 295-326 Research on Statistics Teachers’ Cognitive and Affective Characteristics (Randall Groth, Maria Meletiou-Mavrotheris)....Pages 327-355 Front Matter ....Pages 357-358 The Nature and Use of Theories in Statistics Education (Per Nilsson, Maike Schindler, Arthur Bakker)....Pages 359-386 Reimagining Curriculum Approaches (Maxine Pfannkuch)....Pages 387-413 Challenge to the Established Curriculum: A Collection of Reflections (Robert Gould, Roger D. Peng, Frauke Kreuter, Randall Pruim, Jeff Witmer, George W. Cobb)....Pages 415-432 Building Capacity in Statistics Teacher Education (João Pedro da Ponte, Jennifer Noll)....Pages 433-455 Revolutions in Teaching and Learning Statistics: A Collection of Reflections (Robert Gould, Christopher J. Wild, James Baglin, Amelia McNamara, Jim Ridgway, Kevin McConway)....Pages 457-472 Design of Statistics Learning Environments (Dani Ben-Zvi, Koeno Gravemeijer, Janet Ainley)....Pages 473-502 Back Matter ....Pages 503-512