Statistics in life and for life

Abstract

We present a working option for a compulsory secondary education classroom that makes it possible to increase pupils' motivation when dealing with statistical topics. Improvement occurs because the knowledge that the pupils receive is useful to them, and it makes them re-think their view of the world around them. In this respect, the orientation we take is towards work on projects related to everyday problems, with the pupils actively participating in resolving the situations put to them. The context in which the project is presented is one of collaborative learning through working together on learning scenarios, taking as a basis the European project "EarlyStatistics" whose main goal is to improve pupils' statistics education. This project has been selected for the “2009 Best Cooperative Project Award in Statistical Literacy”