This $548,223 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports research and development to enhance statistical literacy education in secondary mathematics. The project at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte aims to engage students and teachers in integrating statistical reasoning and data-based argumentation into meaningful learning experiences. Key activities include:
- Establishing professional learning communities for teachers to develop knowledge and instructional resources for teaching statistical concepts and applications
- Examining teachers' knowledge growth and their implementation of statistical learning experiences for students
- Collecting quantitative and qualitative data through video analysis, teacher assessments, and classroom observations to empirically develop a theory of change for supporting teachers' statistical literacy
The research and curriculum development work will be conducted from March 2025 through June 2027 to help prepare secondary students to interpret, explain, and make data-driven arguments about real-world social phenomena.
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