TY - JOUR
T1 - Something strange and useless
T2 - Service students conceptions of statistics, learning statistics and using statistics in their future profession
AU - Petocz, Peter
AU - Reid, Anna
PY - 2005/10/15
Y1 - 2005/10/15
N2 - We investigae the views of service students about statistics, learning statistics and using statistics in their future profession, based on information obtained from a series of interviews analysed using a phenomenographic approach. In previous studies, we have described statistics major students conceptions of their subject and their learning. Our main conclusion is that, contrary to expectations, service students show the same range of variation in their views as do statistics major students. We examine the implications of our findings for the development of pedagogical approaches and learning materials that help students in such situations learn statistics effectively, and enhance their use of statistics as a tool in their future professional lives.
AB - We investigae the views of service students about statistics, learning statistics and using statistics in their future profession, based on information obtained from a series of interviews analysed using a phenomenographic approach. In previous studies, we have described statistics major students conceptions of their subject and their learning. Our main conclusion is that, contrary to expectations, service students show the same range of variation in their views as do statistics major students. We examine the implications of our findings for the development of pedagogical approaches and learning materials that help students in such situations learn statistics effectively, and enhance their use of statistics as a tool in their future professional lives.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=29344449153&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00207390500271503
DO - 10.1080/00207390500271503
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:29344449153
VL - 36
SP - 789
EP - 800
JO - International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
JF - International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
SN - 1464-5211
IS - 7
ER -