What Does the Mean Mean?

Autor/inn/en	Watier, Nicholas N.; Lamontagne, Claude; Chartier, Sylvain
Titel	What Does the Mean Mean?
Quelle	In: Journal of Statistics Education, 19 (2011) 2, (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1069-1898
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Strategies; Constructivism (Learning); Social Sciences; Arithmetic; Teaching Methods; Statistics; Statistical Analysis; Mathematical Concepts; Mathematics Instruction; Mathematics Activities; Problem Solving; College Mathematics; College Instruction; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehrstrategie; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Statistik; Statistische Analyse; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Problemlösen; Hochschullehre; Kanada
Abstract	The arithmetic mean is a fundamental statistical concept. Unfortunately, social science students rarely develop an intuitive understanding of the mean and rely on the formula to describe or define it. According to constructivist pedagogy, educators that have access to a variety of conceptualizations of a particular concept are better equipped to teach that concept in a meaningful way. With this in mind, this article outlines five conceptualizations of the arithmetic mean and discusses how each conceptualization can be presented in the classroom. Educators can use these conceptualizations in order to foster insight into the mean. (Contains 5 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10