Aisling Leavy|Ailish Hannigan|Olivia Fitzmaurice
<i>If You're Doubting Yourself Then, What's the fun in That?</i> An Exploration of why Prospective Secondary Mathematics Teachers Perceive Statistics as Difficult
University of Limerick|University of Limerick|University of Limerick
research prospective secondary mathematics teachers attitudes towards statistics indicates generally positive attitudes perception statistics difficult learn perceptions statistics difficult subject learn may impact approaches prospective teachers teaching statistics turn students perceptions statistics study qualitative component larger quantitative study quantitative study hannigan gill leavy 2013 investigated conceptual knowledge attitudes towards statistics larger group prospective secondary mathematics teachers n134 purposes present study nine prospective secondary teachers eight part larger study interviewed regarding perceptions learning teaching statistics study extends understandings garnered quantitative study exploring factors contribute perception statistics difficult learn analysis makes explicit tensions learning statistics highlighting nature thinking reasoning unique statistics somewhat ambiguous influence language context perceptions difficulty also provides insights prospective teachers experiences perceptions teaching statistics reveals prospective teachers perceive statistics difficult learn avoided teaching statistics part teaching practice field placement