Overview

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S1-EXT-2021-2021
MURDOCH-S2-EXT-2018-2020

Enrolment rules

Enrolment in Graduate Certificate in Education (Secondary Mathematics 7 - 10) (C1140) or the Graduate Certificate in Education (C1153)

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.

Demonstrate an understanding of basic statistical concepts and be familiar with some of the statistical jargon commonly used in the analysis, interpretation and presentation of numerical information in order to transmit this pedagogical content knowledge to their students.

2.

Establish some basic statistical techniques and apply them, especially with a focus on teaching these techniques to their students.

3.

Critically evaluate and analyse statistical information and arguments found in academic reports and in the media and have developed a healthy scepticism of data and the conclusions often drawn from them.

4.

Translate the pedagogical content knowledge to real-world applications to highlight the importance and relevance of statistics for secondary school students.

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:Topics covered in this unit include: · Numerical and graphical description of data · Linear regression · Discrete and continuous probability distributions · Sampling distributions and estimation · Hypothesis testing In this unit, students are introduced to the use of a spreadsheet package for the analysis of data.