Sebastian Kuntze
Prerequisites for understanding statistics about society: the interplay of context knowledge, statistical thinking, and critical thinking
dealing statistics society classroom raises questions instructional goals instance using statistics society instead statistics classroom goal statistics education around statistics society thinkable aim fostering statistical literacy statistical thinking form raises questions learners needs understanding statistics society eg facilitating understanding statistics society foster statistical literacy critical thinking context knowledge points need avoiding narrow focus statistics education also need knowing interplay three variables learners make sense statistics society poster presents corresponding relationship model suggests statistical thinking necessary understanding statistics society supported critical thinking knowledgeviews context however evidence interplay three factors model scarce particular confronted representations data society make sense critical thinking context knowledge always play supporting role contrary even impede statistical thinking