CensusAtSchool involves an online survey for Year 3–13 students
Schools take part voluntarily, with students completing the survey during lesson time, and then submitting their data to contribute to an international database.
Some questions are in common with the other countries, to provide comparisons between countries, while tailoring the remainder of the questionnaire to reflect the interests of New Zealand children.
Results and sample data are made available to teachers once the ‘census’ is complete, with classroom resources released over time.
Aims:
- Foster a positive attitude to statistics by using data that is both relevant and real
- Improve understanding of a data gathering process, its purposes, and benefits to society
- Provide access to large and meaningful multivariate data sets
- Encourage effective IT teaching and learning
- Enhance the process of statistical enquiry across the curriculum
A Non-Profit, Educationally Motivated Project
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International Project
CensusAtSchool Â鶹ӰÒôapp joins an international educational project designed to enhance statistical literacy. It began in the UK but was based on a trial project by Prof. Sharleen Forbes of Stats Â鶹ӰÒôapp, which took place in 1990.
The Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education started the CensusAtSchool project in the UK in 2000 and it has since been joined by New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Japan, South Africa, the USA, and Korea.
Aims:
- ±è°ù´Ç±¹¾±»å±ðÌýreal data for data-handling activities across the National Curriculum;
- increase awareness of why official data is collected and how it is used to benefit society;
- show how Information and Communications Technology can be used effectively to enhance learning and teaching resources for good practice in data handling.