Design of statistical projects at the school level, advances and challenges when engaging in the statistical problem-solving process
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This paper presents the results of a design-based research study aimed at fostering 8th-grade students’ Statistical Thinking through contextualized investigations. Drawing on GAISE II recommendations for novice levels (A and B) and the Statistical Working Spaces framework, two statistical projects were designed using local orange production as context. Findings indicate that students made significant progress in anticipating variability, organizing data, and applying measures of central tendency and variability. Nevertheless, difficulties were observed when formulating comparative questions, understanding concepts such as sample and variable, and interpreting graphical representations like dot plots and histograms.References
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