Technology Innovations in Statistics Education

Exploration of the way in which students interacted with the software package, TinkerPlots Dynamic Data Exploration , to answer questions about a data set using different forms of graphical representations, revealed that the students used three dominant strategies – Snatch and Grab, Proceed and Falter , and Explore and Complete . The participants in the study were 12 year 5-and-6 students (11-12 years old) who completed data analysis activities and answered questions about the data analysis process undertaken. The data for the inquiry were collected by on-screen capture video as the students worked at the computer with TinkerPlots . Thematic analysis was used to explore the data to determine the students’ strategies when conducting data analysis within the software environment.