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ERIC Number: EJ661889
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-739X
The Measurement of School Students' Understanding of Statistical Variation.
Watson, Jane M.; Kelly, Ben A.; Callingham, Rosemary A.; Shaughnessy, J. Michael
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v34 n1 p1-29 Jan-Feb 2003
Presents a questionnaire devised to assess students' understanding of statistical variation. Carries out three stages of the analysis of outcomes: (1) a hierarchical coding scheme; (2) a Rasch analysis; and (3) a holistic model of development. Illustrates the range of student responses and possible rubrics for teacher use. (Author/KHR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Questionnaires, Statistics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia