Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education
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Journal

Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education


Volume
& Issue

Volume 12, Issue 1


Published
on

February 4, 2021


Pages

187-201


DOI

Article

A Cross-National Comparison of Statistics Curricula

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Authors

Aslıhan Batur* Affiliation:
Artvin Çoruh University, Faculty of Education, Artvin/Turkey
ORCID: 0000-0002-4461-0615
, Zeynep Medine Özmen Affiliation:
KTÜ, Fatih Eğitim Fakültesi, Ortaöğretim Fen ve Matematik Alanları Eğitimi Bölümü
, Beyda Topan Affiliation:
Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Education, Samsun/Turkey
ORCID: 0000-0001-6680-2450
, Kemal Akoğlu Affiliation:
Boğaziçi University, Faculty of Education, İstanbul/Turkey
ORCID: 0000-0002-5688-1316
and Bülent Güven Affiliation:
Doç. Dr. Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Fatih Eğitim Fakültesi


Abstract

The purpose of this study is to compare Turkey to several other countries such as Singapore, Korea, the United States, and New Zealand according to the field of statistics learning in the curriculum. GAISE (Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education) framework suggests using the components of statistical process (formulate question, collect data, analyze data, interpret results) and developmental levels of statistical process (Levels A, B, and C) in such comparisons. It is found that in both Korea and Turkey, the number of learning outcomes of statistics, as well as the weight of learning outcomes in the curriculum, have been having a weaker profile than in other countries. The field of statistics learning is mostly condensed around Level A in Turkey. On the other hand, other countries in the study included more Level B and C. Considering the importance of statistics instruction, Turkey’s national mathematics curriculum needs improvements in its field of statistical learning. This study suggests designing and developing new standards for teaching statistics that deal with higher developmental levels of statistical process.


Keywords

Statistics education, Levels of statistical process, Comparative study


Citation

Batur, A., Özmen, Z. M., Topan, B., Akoğlu, K., & Güven, B. (2021). A cross-national comparison of statistics curricula. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education, 12(1), 187–201. https://doi.org/10.16949/turkbilmat.793285

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