Characteristics of Teachers' Conversations about Teaching Mean, Median, and Mode

Autor/in	Groth, Randall E.
Titel	Characteristics of Teachers' Conversations about Teaching Mean, Median, and Mode
Quelle	In: Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 25 (2009) 5, S.707-716 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0742-051X
DOI	10.1016/j.tate.2008.11.005
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Statistics; Interpersonal Communication; Mathematics Teachers; Mathematical Concepts; Educational Improvement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Statistik; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Mathematics; Teacher; Teachers; Mathematik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung
Abstract	The study analyzed a conversation among a group of teachers responsible for teaching the concepts of mean, median, and mode. After reading an article describing some specific student difficulties in learning the concepts, teachers were asked to discuss how the teaching of the concepts could be improved. Several claims pertinent to improving teaching practice were offered. Claims focused on the appropriate age at which to introduce statistical concepts, the influence of the state-prescribed curriculum on teaching practice, content-specific teaching strategies, and content-independent teaching strategies. Teachers' claims were discussed in terms of points of departure and agreement with existing empirical research. (Contains 4 figures and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10