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Talking about interpreting and representing data

The course is focused on the Numeracy Learning Progression sub element of interpreting and representing data and related research. Participants will be involved in a pre-reading task, answering questions around a data research article, watching course videos and contributing to the discussion via online quizzes.

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For this course there are three parts:

  1. A reading task of a research paper related to the numeracy learning progression sub-element being discussed in the course.
  2. A short quiz about the reading as part of the accreditation.
  3. A series of videos to view and questions to answer.

References

3 Animal Picture Books That Explore Questions About Data. Erikson Institute: https://earlymath.erikson.edu/3-animal-picture-books-that-explore-questions-about-data/

3 Books That Encourage Simple Graph Explorations with Young Ones. Erikson Institute: https://earlymath.erikson.edu/3-books-encourage-simple-graph-explorations-graphs-for-kids/

AAMT Top Drawer Teachers https://topdrawer.aamt.edu.au/Statistics/Good-teaching/Using-different-media

ACARA National Numeracy Learning Progression accessed from https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/media/3806/numeracy-learning-progression.pdf on 21 April 2019

Anker Maths Tweet on Involving students in data: https://twitter.com/AnkerMath/status/1060735881382780928

CensusAtSchool 2012: Data Available Now (Media Release). Australia Bureau of Statistics: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/products/DBEDA7A3045F8902CA257A3A00172C7C?OpenDocument

Data and Statistics. NRICH Maths: https://nrich.maths.org/9074

Data Never Sleeps 6.0: https://www.domo.com/learn/data-never-sleeps-6

“How to spot fake news” – ABC Behind the News: http://www.abc.net.au/btn/media-literacy-series/10794250

Improving Numeracy Outcomes Project. Numeracy Activities And Lesson Sequences K-10. Nsw Department Of Education: http://numeracyskills.com.au/images/pdfs/15062_NSWDOE_Numeracy_Activities_and_Lessons_Interactive.pdf

Learning Across the Curriculum: Numeracy Strategies for Students. Numeracy Skills Framework: http://numeracyskills.com.au/learning-across-the-curriculum-numeracy-strategies-for-students

Mapping to the Australian Curriculum. Primary Learning: https://primarylearning.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mapping-nrich-aust-curriculum-stats-prob.pdf

Matt Navara Global Brand Ranking Tweet: https://twitter.com/mattnavarra/status/1098580810062618627?lang=en

Misleading Scales – Top Drawer Teachers: https://topdrawer.aamt.edu.au/Statistics/Misunderstandings/Misleading-graphs/Misleading-scales

NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Mathematics K-10 syllabus accessed on 18 April 2019 from https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/k-10/learning-areas/mathematics/mathematics-k-10/content

Our World in Data: https://twitter.com/OurWorldInData https://ourworldindata.org/

Picturing the World – NRICH Maths: https://nrich.maths.org/10464

Rosling, H. The best stats you’ve ever seen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVimVzgtD6w

Using different media. Top Drawer Teachers: https://topdrawer.aamt.edu.au/Statistics/Good-teaching/Using-different-media

Watson, J., & Callingham, R. (2003). Statistical literacy: A complex hierarchical construct. Statistics Education Research Journal, 2(2), 3-46.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260677483_The_Development_of_Graph_Understanding_in_the_Mathematics_Curriculum_Report_for_the_NSW_Department_of_Education_and_Training_Acknowledgements

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