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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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