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Supporting Teacher Enactment of the Probability and Statistics Standards (STEPSS) program: Improving Grade 7 Students' Understanding of Statistics and Statistics Instruction

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Intervention Details

Subject

Math

Academic Program

General Education

Duration

Four weeks

Grade

7

Personnel

General Education Teacher

Intervention Summary

Supporting Teacher Enactment of the Probability and Statistics Standards (STEPSS) is a program that targets grade 7 students' understanding of statistics and statistics instruction. The STEPSS program uses an instructional design model for teaching statistics that involves students in four phases of statistical investigation: formulating a question that can be answered by data, designing a plan to collect data, analyzing data, and interpreting results. The program includes curriculum materials and professional development opportunities for teachers to support implementation of state probability and statistics standards.

Statistical Finding Summary

Positive effect on student understanding of statistics

Positive effect on statistics instruction

Source

Robert C., S. & Sharon, K. (2021). Effects of an Inquiry-Oriented Curriculum and Professional Development Program on Grade 7 Students' Understanding of Statistics and on Statistics Instruction. REL 2021-055 (ED610166). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED610166.pdf.

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