Abstract
Statistical reasoning has often been used synonymously with statistical thinking. In this paper, we focus on the reasoning part and we analyse mathematic lessons about statistics in a primary school class, using a construct from the Anthropological Theory of Didactics approach, called Study and Research Paths. By comparing the a priori tree-diagram of the course with the a posteriori treediagram of the observed teaching, it becomes clear that the teacher’s questions never make the students engage in statistical reasoning and the students’ questions are more concerned with practical and organizational issues than with obtaining a greater understanding of statistical reasoning.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Eleventh Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education |
| Editors | Uffe Thomas Jankvist, Marja van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, Michiel Veldhuis |
| Publisher | Freudenthal Group & Freudenthal Institute, Utrecht University, Netherlands and ERME |
| Publication date | 2019 |
| Pages | 249-256 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-90-73346-75-8 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Event | Eleventh Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education - Utrecht, Netherlands Duration: 5. Feb 2019 → 10. Feb 2019 |
Conference
| Conference | Eleventh Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education |
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| Country/Territory | Netherlands |
| City | Utrecht |
| Period | 05/02/2019 → 10/02/2019 |