Analysis and Comparison of the Content of Primary School Mathematics"Statistics and Probability"Textbook from the Perspective of Statistical Activity Process——Take the Jiangsu Education Edition and the Beijing Normal University Edition as Examples
Based on the perspective of"statistical activity process",this paper analyzes and compares the content of"statistics and probability"in the elementary mathematics textbooks of the Jiangsu Education Edition and the Beijing Normal University Edition from the elements of each link in the statistical activity process.It is found that the two editions of the textbook have some emphasis on each link of the statistical activity process and have different styles on the whole.At the same time,both editions of the textbooks directly highlighted the importance of basic statistical knowledge and indirectly implied the cultivation of data awareness.This provides enlightenment for teachers in the use of teaching materials:based on the"statistical activity perspective",pay attention to the creation of teaching materials;Turn the"conflict"between activity perspective and statistics teaching into an opportunity to improve literacy;and then promote the development of critical thinking in statistical activities.This also provides enlightenment for textbook writers or revisers,clarifies the essential relationship between"statistics"and"probability"from a disciplinary perspective,comprehensively grasps the entire process of statistical activities,and provides students with more opportunities to gain direct experience.
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