Do we really know what students know?

Authors

  • Belinda Chiera University of South Australia
  • Malgorzata Korolkiewicz University of South Australia

Abstract

Students come in with either apprehension or a negative attitude towards statistics. Those who completed Year 12 tell us they already ‘know’ statistics. Many display varied degrees of maths anxiety. Irrespective of background, the majority struggle when faced with conducting analyses and interpreting results. What do the students really know and understand about statistics?

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Published

2013-09-23

Issue

Proceedings of the Australian Conference of Science and Mathematics Education (2013)

Section

Ideas Exchange