The Basics of Data Literacy: Helping Your Students (And You!) Make Sense of Data - PB343X

by Michael Bowen, Anthony Bartley

Basics of Data Literacy Here s the ideal statistics book for teachers with no statistics background. Written in an informal style with easy-to-grasp examples The Basics of Data Literacy teaches you how to help your students understand data. Then in turn they learn how to collect summarise and analyse statistics inside and outside the classroom.

166 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2013

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[Avolyn Fisher · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a fantastic resource for anyone new to data or hoping to teach data thinking to others. I love the way the book is organized, how each chapter is a succinct discussion of a certain topic and also love the exercises in the back. At times the language can be a little simplistic if you're already familiar with many of these concepts, however I also love the simplicity and ease with which Bowen breaks down some complex terms and concepts so that nearly anyone can understand them. Perhaps the most important aspect of this book is the way Bowen breaks down the flaws in how science and data literacy is often lacking in traditional education. Sure most of us had a science course, remember learning about interpreting results, graphing and communicating results, but we have been lead astray as most of the examples in school were much too neat for the real world. This book offers a new perspective, a new way of looking at data that can correct some of the bad habits you may have been taught in school when you were young.

[Dennis Robbins · Rating 4 out of 5]

One valuable aspect of the book is the illustration of how low cost hands-on activities can be conected to data literacy learning. It might have used more discussion on measurement (particularly uncertainty) but there is very clear focus on the importance of variation in data. The appendices are full of worthy references. The book is useful for a broad age of learners and importantly emphasizes graphical understanding. Data literacy should be a major emphasis of school curricula.

[Marsha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Need to buy this one....it's a keeper.

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