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dc.contributor.authorLangrall, Cynthia
dc.contributor.authorNisbet, Steven
dc.contributor.authorMooney, Edward
dc.contributor.authorJansem, Sinchai
dc.contributor.editorLyn English
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:54:59Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:54:59Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2012-02-10T02:48:18Z
dc.identifier.issn10986065
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10986065.2011.538620
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/42243
dc.description.abstractOur research addresses the role that context expertise plays when students compare data. We report findings from a study conducted in 3 countries: Australia, United States, and Thailand. In each country, six middle school students analyzed authentic data relating to selected students' areas of interest. We examined the data analysis processes and discussion among students as each country cohort worked in two groups of three, where only one group included a student with particular expertise with the data context. We found that students used context knowledge to (a) bring new insight or additional information to the task, (b) explain the data, (c) provide justification or qualification for claims, (d) identify useful data for the task at hand, and (e) state facts that may enhance the picture of the data but are irrelevant to the process of analyzing the data. Implications for practice are discussed.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom47
dc.relation.ispartofpageto67
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMathematical Thinking and Learning
dc.relation.ispartofvolume13
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCurriculum and Pedagogy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode130208
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1302
dc.titleThe Role of Context Expertise When Comparing Data
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorNisbet, Steven


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