TEACHING THE TOPIC OF DISPERSION MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS TOWARDS DEVELOPING STATISTICAL UNDERSTANDING OF STUDENTS GRADE 10

TEACHING THE TOPIC OF DISPERSION MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS TOWARDS DEVELOPING STATISTICAL UNDERSTANDING OF STUDENTS GRADE 10

Nguyen Thi Tan An* tanan0704@gmail.com Hue University of Education 34 Le Loi, Hue city, Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam
Pham Thi Nga phamngact79@gmail.com Chau Thanh High School No.124 road 27/4, Ba Ria city, Ba Ria Vung Tau province, Vietnam
Summary: 
Statistical content - Mathematics subject, in the 2018 General Education Curriculum is presented throughout from grade 2 to grade 12 towards developing students' abilities and qualities. The actual teaching statistics shows that despite understanding procedures and applying formulas to solve problems, students have difficulties connecting and applying concepts to practical situations. The study uses the epistemological model of Garfield and Ben-Zvi (2005) to teach the topic of dispersion measurement parameters in grade 10 to develop students’ statistical literacy. The results show its potential in developing their statistical literacy, helps students understand concepts deeply and apply them successfully in real-life situations, contributing to the formation of their statistical problem-solving ability.
Keywords: 
Dispersion measurement parameters
statistical literacy
statistics
students
grade 10
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