Francisca M. Ubilla|Núria Gorgorió
Using Eurostat data to teach statistics to prospective primary teachers: on how the context of the task may promote their social awareness
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile|Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
abstract concept statistical sense provides understanding goals statistics education helps clarify design activities promote development statistical literacy reasoning thinking new approaches statistics schools mean special attention must paid teacher training training enable develop statistical sense awakening social awareness drawing idea cycle learning data developed activity based data extracted eurostat goal find social issues underlying data might play role development socially critical stance among prospective teachers also wanted find complexity data presented might interfere satisfactory resolution cycle learning data general observed data socially relevant closely related interests activity generated opportunities development social awareness however development cycle may constrained difficulties encountered handling data characteristics typical civic statistics conclude contexts accompany cycle learning data promote social awareness way data representations associated cycle must aligned prospective teachers prior statistical knowledge