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    Leavy, Aisling (7)
    Eichler, Andreas (1)Fitzmaurice, Olivia (1)Hahn, Corinne (1)Hannigan, Ailish (1)... View MoreSubject
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    Data (2)Teacher education (2)Teaching (2)Analysis (1)... View MoreDate Issued2010 - 2016 (6)2003 - 2009 (1)

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    Introduction to the papers of TWG05: probability and statistics education 

    Leavy, Aisling; Hahn, Corinne; Eichler, Andreas; Kazak, Sibel; Primi, Caterina (CERME [Conference of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education], 2015)
    TWG gathered 37 participants from 16 countries. 22 papers and 11 posters were accepted. We started with two ice-breaker activities. The first one allowed participants to introduce themselves. During the second activity, ...
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    Practical problems: using literature to teach statistics 

    Hourigan, Mairead; Leavy, Aisling (NCTM [National Council of Teachers of Mathematics], 2016)
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    Staticical preparation of teachers: preservice elementary teachers (PSTs) conceptions of distributions of data – thinking about measure of center and variability 

    Leavy, Aisling; Thanheiser, Eva; Noll, Jennifer (PME-NA [Psychology of Mathematics Education - North America], 2011)
    Prior research investigating PSTs’ statistical thinking is sparse, yet teacher educators need to know how best to prepare future teachers for their work and given the increasing importance of STEM education we need teachers ...
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    'If you're doubting yourself then, what's the fun in that?' an exploration of why prospective secondary mathematics teachers perceive statistics as difficult 

    Leavy, Aisling; Hannigan, Ailish; Fitzmaurice, Olivia (Taylor & Francis, 2013)
    Most research into prospective secondary mathematics teachers’ attitudes towards statistics indicates generally positive attitudes but a perception that statistics is difficult to learn. These perceptions of statistics as ...
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    Gifted students’ understanding of statistics: analysis of data arising from a small group teaching experiment 

    Leavy, Aisling (Routledge, 2003)
    The principal objective of the study was to gain insight into cognitive processes related to three gifted students’ understanding of data. Small group teaching experiment methodology was used to uncover students’ understanding ...
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    Teaching statistics at the primary level: identifying obstacles and challenges in teacher preparation from looking at teaching 

    Leavy, Aisling (IASE [International Association for Statistical Education], 2010)
    Preparing preservice primary teachers to teach statistics is a complex endeavor. The challenge is to enrich content knowledge, advance pedagogical understandings, and develop the types of thinking and dispositions necessary ...
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    Understanding the knowledge demands of teaching statistics: insights gained from examining practice 

    Leavy, Aisling (CERME [Conference of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education], 2015)
    This research examines the knowledge demands placed on 73 pre-service teachers who are observed as they plan, teach and re-teach data lessons in classrooms. Problems of practice are identified and categorized using the ...

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