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Mathematics and Statistics

Dr Nicola Ward Petty

Statistics Learning Centre

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Which picture?

Sketch a Venn diagram of Mathematics and Statistics.

Now add probability.

Where might literacy fit?

How might your students draw this?

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How did you draw it?

Mathematics

Statistics Probability

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Or…

Mathematics

Statistics

Probability

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Maths and Stats have different needs

With your neighbour discuss:

In what aspects is teaching statistics different from teaching mathematics?

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Maths and Stats have different needs

Context

Language/literacy

Real data/ abstraction

Ambiguous/ definite

Use of technology

Marking/feedback

Homework

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Teaching possiblities

■ Writing

■ Demonstrating

■ Discussion

■ Whole class

■ Groups

■ Videos

■ Practice

■ Student presentations

■ On-line investigation

■ Newspaper critique

■ Experiments

■ Computer demos

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Our response?

Difficult, uncomfortable

OR

Opportunity to try new teaching techniques

A thought –

Could some of the new techniques also enrich our maths teaching?

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