Browsing STEM Education (Conference proceedings) by Author "Sloane, Finbarr"
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Abstract: Applying results of statistics education research to teaching statistics in Irish primary schools (Pre-published version)
Leavy, Aisling; Sloane, Finbarr (ISI [International Statistical Institute], 2011)In this research paper we explore the relationship between pre-service teachers' secondary mathematics scores and their readiness for teaching the new data analysis curriculum in Irish primary schools. Next we explore the ... -
Insights into the approaches of young children when making informal inferences about data
Leavy, Aisling; Sloane, Finbarr (CERME [Conference of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education], 2017)There is growing awareness of the statistical reasoning abilities of young children. In this study the informal inferential reasoning skills of a class of 5-6 year old children are examined as they reason about data in the ... -
Prospective primary teachers understandings of graphicacy (Pre-published version)
Leavy, Aisling; Sloane, Finbarr (Springer Verlag [Germany], 2016)This paper reports on the statistical knowledge of 456 entry-level, prospective teachers relating to data representation. We report on the responses of participants to three items sourced from the OECD Programme for ...