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Opportunities for K-8 Students to Learn Statistics Created by States' Standards in the United States.

Authors :
Weiland, Travis
Sundrani, Anita
Source :
Journal of Statistics & Data Science Education; 2022, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p165-178, 14p
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Statistical literacy is key in this heavily polarized information age for an informed and critical citizenry to make sense of arguments in the media and society. The responsibility of developing statistical literacy is often left to the K-12 mathematics curriculum. In this article, we discuss our investigation of K-8 students' current opportunities to learn statistics created by state mathematics standards. We analyze the standards for alignment to the Guidelines for the Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE II) PreK-12 report and summarize the conceptual themes that emerged. We found that while states provide K-8 students opportunities to analyze and interpret data, they do not offer many opportunities for students to engage in formulating questions and collecting/considering data. We discuss the implications of the findings for policy makers and researchers and provide recommendations for policy makers and standards writers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
26939169
Volume :
30
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of Statistics & Data Science Education
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
159219364
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/26939169.2022.2075814