The Survey Toolkit – Journal paper
Journal paper
Teacher/researcher Thomas Walsh developed this statistics resource. The toolkit is designed for year 7 and 8 students learning in a project-based, cross-curricular setting.
New Zealand intermediate and junior secondary teachers may find this learning initiative works best when collaborating with colleagues in other departments.
Walsh advocates using surveys to improve written work and student motivation to discover answers to their own questions.
A research paper arising from the project is: 聽is an excellent place to start if you are interested in cross-curricular learning using statistical methods as a basis for exploration.
The is also valuable for teachers needing help with statistical concepts and terminology.
Tinkerplots software is available .聽 A free alternative is software.