The Assessment Challenge in Statistics Education

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Iddo Gal, Joan B. Garfield
IOS Press, 1997 - 284 páginas
This book discusses conceptual and pragmatic issues in the assessment of statistical knowledge and reasoning skills among students at the college and precollege levels, and the use of assessments to improve instruction. It is designed primarily for academic audiences involved in teaching statistics and mathematics, and in teacher education and training. The book is divided in four sections: (I) Assessment goals and frameworks, (2) Assessing conceptual understanding of statistical ideas, (3) Innovative models for classroom assessments, and (4) Assessing understanding of probability.
 

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9
Some Emerging Influences Underpinning Assessment in Statistics Andy Begg
17
Authentic Assessment Models for Statistics Education Shirley Colvin
27
Monitoring Attitudes and Beliefs in Statistics Education Iddo Gal Lynda Ginsburg
37
A Framework for Assessing Knowledge and Learning in Statistics K8
55
Using RealLife Problems to Prompt Students to Construct Conceptual Models
65
Simple Approaches to Assessing Underlying Understanding of Statistical Concepts
85
Assessing Students Connected Understanding of Statistical Relationships
91
Assessing Project Work by External Examiners Peter Holmes
153
Portfolio Assessment in Graduate Level Statistics Courses Carolyn M Keeler
165
Technologies for Assessing and Extending Statistical Learning Susanne P Lajoie
179
Issues in Constructing Assessment Instruments for the Classroom Flavia Jolliffe
191
Using Traditional Methods Imaginatively Chris Wild
205
Dimensions in the Assessment of Students Understanding and Application
223
Combinatorial Reasoning and its Assessment Carmen Batanero Juan D Godino
239
Lessons Learned
253

Assessing Statistical Thinking Using the Media Jane M Watson
107
Assessing Students Statistical ProblemSolving Behaviors in a SmallGroup Setting
123
Assessing Students Projects Susan Starkings
139

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