A Measure of Students’ Understanding of Statistics

• In Event: Poster Session 13
  In Poster Session: Research in Mathematics Education SIG Poster Session

Abstract

This session will describe how over 3,000 students performed across the three levels of statistical understanding articulated in the GAISE framework with particular attention to students’ performance in each of the four areas of the statistical problem solving process: formulating questions, collecting data, analyzing data, and interpreting results.

Authors

• Tim Jacobbe, University of Florida

• Robert C. Delmas, University of Minnesota

• Jeff Haberstroh, Educational Testing Service

• Brad Hartlaub, Kenyon College

• Douglas Whitaker, University of Florida

• Catherine Case, University of Florida

• Steve Foti, University of Florida