Carmichael, Colin and Callingham, Rosemary and Hay, Ian and Watson, Jane (2010) Measuring middle school students' interest in statistical literacy. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 22 (3). pp. 9-39. ISSN 1033-2170
Abstract
The following paper describes the development of an instrument designed to assess middle school students' interest in statistical literacy. The paper commences with a review of the literature as it relates to interest in this context and then proposes a theoretical model upon which the proposed instrument is based. The Rasch Rating Scale model is then applied to student responses to items in the instrument and fit statistics are analysed in order to assess the extent to which these responses conform to the requirements of the measurement model. The paper then presents evidence, including interview data, to support the validity of interpretations that can be made from the proposed instrument. The findings suggest that the proposed instrument provides a theoretically sound measure of middle school students' interest for statistical literacy that will be useful for the evaluation of interventions aimed at developing these students' statistical literacy.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Deposited according to Publisher's requirements. |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Historic - Learning and Teaching Support Unit |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Oct 2011 07:37 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2014 04:47 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | statistical literacy; statistics; intervention |
| Fields of Research : | 01 Mathematical Sciences > 0104 Statistics > 010499 Statistics not elsewhere classified 13 Education > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130208 Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy 13 Education > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130303 Education Assessment and Evaluation |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | C Society > 93 Education and Training > 9303 Curriculum > 930301 Assessment and Evaluation of Curriculum |
| Identification Number or DOI: | 10.1007/BF03219776 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/19799 |
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