From Statistics to Social Critique: Prospective Teachers Engaging with Civic Data

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Abstract

This study explores how prospective teachers begin shifting from statistical to socio-critical reasoning when engaging with civic data in a statistical modeling activity. Guided by a Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice framework, 15 PTs in a mathematics pedagogy course analyzed real-world data using CODAP to generate their own modeling questions. Through analysis of small-group interactions, we identified nine distinct codes in which PTs questioned data definitions, introduced implicit social variables, and connected data to lived experiences. These early shifts suggest emerging critical consciousness and demonstrate the potential of statistical modeling to foster socially conscious mathematics teaching.

Authors

• Ayse Ozturk, Old Dominion University

• Ozgul Kartal, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater