GAISE Report Discussion

Patricia S. Wilson

pwilson@coe.uga.edu

University of Georgia

JSM, Toronto, August 10, 2004

The GAISE reports do an excellent job of paying attention to who needs to know statistics.

Citizens Statistical literacy Statistical thinking

People who apply statistics work-related Personal

Statisticians Theoretical statisticians Teachers of statistics

The GAISE reports pay attention to how people come to know statistics Develop skills in an orderly way

• Building on previous concepts• Increasing complexity

Develop conceptual understanding• Variability• Randomness• Patterns and deviation• Sampling

Allow statistics to be relevant and valued• Use real data• Vary contexts

The GAISE reports are concerned about the way statistics is taught

Foster active learning Use technology effectively Use real data Use models, simulations, visual representations Provide good assessment

GAISE reports indirectly provide a framework for preparing teachers of statistics

n Teachers need to be prepared to: Foster active learning Use technology effectively Use real data Use models, simulations, visual representations Provide good assessment

Suggestions for the GAISE report and the use of the report

Be more specific about

STATISTICS FOR TEACHING

Statistics for Teaching Extremely good statistical knowledge base Knowledge of connections between statistical

concepts Knowledge of applications of statistics Knowledge of student’s learning difficulties in

statistics Knowledge of how to assess statistical understanding

Who are teachers of Statistics ?Who will prepare them?

Elementary school teachers Middle school teachers High school teachers Technical school teachers 2-year college teachers University teachers