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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Coming of Age of Statistics Education in New Zealand, and Its Influence Internationally
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Forbes, Sharleen – Journal of Statistics Education, 2014
New Zealand has been leading the world in terms of the data handling, and in more recent years, data visualisation approach in its school statistics curriculum. In 2013, bootstrapping and randomisation were added to the senior secondary school (Ministry of Education 2012). This paper gives an historical perspective of the people and groups that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistical Studies, Mathematics Education, Numeracy
Using Action Research to Develop a Course in Statistical Inference for Workplace-Based Adults
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Forbes, Sharleen – Journal of Statistics Education, 2014
Many adults who need an understanding of statistical concepts have limited mathematical skills. They need a teaching approach that includes as little mathematical context as possible. Iterative participatory qualitative research (action research) was used to develop a statistical literacy course for adult learners informed by teaching in…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Curriculum Development, Action Research, Inferences