ASSESSING PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS’ COMPETENCE IN UNDERSTANDING STATISTICS

Abstract

Statistics is one of the five crucial bulks of the mathematics curriculum in primary schools. How can this bulk of knowledge be taught in accordance with the competence-based approach? This paper is to introduce readers to the 7 components of the competence in understanding statistics that need to be taught to primary pupils. Especially, this paper proposes a framework for assessing primary school pupils’competence in understanding statistics based on 3 criteria with 5 levels. This assessment measure is entirely consistent with the way of assessing primary school pupils under Circular 30 issued by the Ministry of Education and Training. This can serve as a theoretical base for primary school teachers to apply to their teaching of the bulk of statistics knowledge in the direction of the competence-based approach.