Jane Watson|Caroline Smith
Statistics education at a time of global disruption and crises: a growing challenge for the curriculum, classroom and beyond
University of Tasmania|University of Tasmania
abstract covid19 provided world large including world mathematics education challenge demanding attention understanding met could potentially provide society many skills needed tackle challenges hyperobjects morton 2013 climate change potentially threatening longterm covid19 context massive amount data produced recent examples growing recognition school mathematics curriculum role play outside pure mathematics classroom paper considers covid19 stimulus increasing importance statistical literacy data literacy preparing society coping world crises topics considered include importance acknowledging statistics significant component mathematical ways knowing contextual motivation provided covid19 crisis importance statistics statistical literacy place statistics wider school curriculum finally place classroom topics need taken account policy makers teachers