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Henriques, Ana; Oliveira, Hélia – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2016
This paper reports on the results of a study investigating the potential to embed Informal Statistical Inference in statistical investigations, using TinkerPlots, for assisting 8th grade students' informal inferential reasoning to emerge, particularly their articulations of uncertainty. Data collection included students' written work on a…
Descriptors: Investigations, Student Attitudes, Statistical Inference, Grade 8
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Liu, Po-Hung – Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 2010
College students' epistemological belief in their academic performance of mathematics has been documented and is receiving increased attention. However, to what extent and in what ways problem solvers' beliefs about the nature of mathematical knowledge and thinking impact their performances and behavior is not clear and deserves further…
Descriptors: College Students, Mathematics Education, Investigations, Standardized Tests
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Calder, Nigel – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2011
How might investigating mathematical tasks through digital media influence students' learning trajectories, and hence their mathematical thinking? This article reports on elements of an ongoing study that examines how engaging mathematical phenomena through digital pedagogical media might influence understanding. As the students sought…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Mathematics Instruction, Task Analysis, Learning