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Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematics and Statistics. Dr Nicola Ward Petty Statistics Learning Centre Statisticslearningcentre.com. Which picture?. Sketch a Venn diagram of Mathematics and Statistics. Now add probability. Where might literacy fit? How might your students draw this?. How did you draw it?.

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Mathematics and Statistics

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  1. Mathematics and Statistics Dr Nicola Ward Petty Statistics Learning Centre Statisticslearningcentre.com

  2. Which picture? • Sketch a Venn diagram of Mathematics and Statistics. • Now add probability. • Where might literacy fit? • How might your students draw this?

  3. How did you draw it? Mathematics Statistics Probability

  4. Or…

  5. Maths and Stats have different needs • With your neighbour discuss: • In what aspects is teaching statistics different from teaching mathematics?

  6. Maths and Stats have different needs • Context • Language/literacy • Real data/ abstraction • Ambiguous/ definite • Use of technology • Marking/feedback • Homework

  7. Teaching possiblities • Writing • Demonstrating • Discussion • Whole class • Groups • Videos • Practice • Student presentations • On-line investigation • Newspaper critique • Experiments • Computer demos

  8. Our response? • Difficult, uncomfortable • OR • Opportunity to try new teaching techniques • A thought – • Could some of the new techniques also enrich our maths teaching?

  9. statsLC.com

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