Elementary teacher practice in project work involving statistics

Ana Caseiro (1) , João Pedro da Ponte (1) , Cecília Monteiro (2)

1 ULISBOA - Universidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon
2 Escola Superior de Educação do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa

This study aimed to analyze the practices of an elementary teacher in conducting project work involving statistics. The study follows a qualitative case study design with data gathered by means of video and audio recording of the teacher's class. The results showed that the teacher followed an exploratory approach with constant reflection during the teaching process. The results also showed a diversity of types of communication and teacher's interventions during the development of the students' projects and a high concern for students' involvement.

Mots clés: Teacher practice; statistics; project work; communication

Domaines: Education; Histoire et perspectives sur les mathématiques [math.HO]

Ana Caseiro, João Pedro da Ponte, Cecília Monteiro. Elementary teacher practice in project work involving statistics. CERME 9 - Ninth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Education; ERME, Feb 2015, Prague, Czech Republic. pp.2995-3001. ⟨hal-01289721⟩