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Wilkie, Karina J. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2016
Senior secondary mathematics students who develop conceptual understanding that moves them beyond "rules without reasons" to connections between related concepts are in a strong place to tackle the more difficult mathematics application problems. Current research is examining how the use of challenging tasks at different levels of…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation
Watson, Jane; Wright, Suzie – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2008
This article explores the issues associated with developing ideas of informal inference and introduces the software package, TinkerPlots, as a tool to facilitate this development. The activities suggested in this article are intended for use with middle and secondary students (grades 6 to 10). The data and suggestions presented have arisen mainly…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Inferences, Foreign Countries
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Watson, Jane M. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2012
This article compares the definition of "box plot" as used in the "Australian Curriculum: Mathematics" with other definitions used in the education community; describes the difficulties students experience when dealing with box plots; and discusses the elaboration that is necessary to enable teachers to develop the knowledge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Probability, Data Analysis, Mathematics Curriculum