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ERIC Number: EJ641915
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1954
Supporting Students' Ability To Reason about Data.
McClain, Kay; Cobb, Paul
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v45 n1-3 p103-29 2001
Describes the role of an instructional sequence and two accompanying computer-based tools in supporting students' developing understandings of statistical data analysis. Documents the emergence of the sociomathematical norm of what counts as a mathematical argument in the context of data analysis. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Data Analysis, Mathematics Education, Middle Schools, Secondary Education, Sociocultural Patterns, Statistical Analysis, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue: Constructing Meanings from Data.