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International Handbook of Research in Statistics Education
XIX, 512 p. 44 illus., 25 illus. in color. online resource.
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.
Part I. Statistics, statistics education, and statistics education research -- Introduction to Part I -- What is statistics? -- What is statistics education? -- What is statistics education research? -- Part II. Major contributions of statistics education research -- Introduction to Part II -- The practice of statistics -- Research on data -- Research on uncertainty -- Introducing Children to Modeling Variability -- Learning about Statistical Inference -- Statistics Learning Trajectories -- Research on Statistics Teachers' Cognitive and Affective Characteristics -- Part III. Contemporary issues and emerging directions in research on learning and teaching statistics -- Introduction to Part III -- The Nature and Use of Theories in Statistics Education -- Re-imagining curriculum approaches -- Challenge to the Established Curriculum (A Collection of Reflections) -- Building Capacity in Statistics Teacher Education -- Revolutions in Teaching and L earning Statistics (A Collection of Reflections) -- Design of Statistics Learning Environments.
edited by Dani Ben-Zvi, Katie Makar, Joan Garfield.
Springer International Handbooks of Education