Browsing by Author "Sharma, Sashi"
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Exploring pre-service teachers' understanding of statistical variation: Implications for teaching and research
(ASMJ, 2007)Concerns about the importance of variation in statistics education and a lack of research in this topic led to a preliminary study which explored pre-service teachers’ ideas in this area. The teachers completed a written ... -
A four-stage framework for assessing statistical literacy
(NZCER Press, 2012)Despite statistical literacy being relatively new in statistics education research, it needs special attention as attempts are being made to enhance the teaching, learning and assessing of this strand. It is important that ... -
High school students interpreting tables and graphs: Implications for research
(Springer, 2006)Concerns about students’ difficulties in statistical reasoning led to a study which explored form five (14- to 16-year-olds) students’ ideas in this area. The study focussed on descriptive statistics, graphical representations, ... -
How do Pasifika students reason about probability? Some findings from Fiji.
(Faculty of Education, University of Waikato, 2006)This paper reports on data from a large study which explored form five (14 to 16 years old) students' ideas in statistics. The study focused on descriptive statistics, graphical representations and probability. This paper ... -
Influence of culture on secondary school students' understanding of statistics: A Fijian perspective
(International Statistical Institute, 2014)Although we use statistical notions daily in making decisions, research in statistics education has focused mostly on formal statistics. Further, everyday culture may influence informal ideas of statistics. Yet, there ...
