Measures of central tendency in primary education textbooks in Chile

José Hernán Parra-Fica; María del Mar López-Martín; Danilo Díaz-Levicoy

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José Hernán Parra-Fica ¹ ^* , María del Mar López-Martín ² , Danilo Díaz-Levicoy ¹

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¹ Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, CHILE² Universidad de Almería, Almería, SPAIN^* Corresponding Author

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This study analyzed the tasks associated with measures of central tendency proposed to Chilean students from 5^th to 8^th year of basic education. For this purpose, the activities involving mean, median, and/or mode were identified through the revision of two series of textbooks (16). The units of analysis were (1) type of measure, (2) task, (3) context, (4) support, and (5) cognitive skill. The main findings allowed us to indicate that the texts are aligned with the curricular guidelines, with tasks mostly associated with mean and mode, prioritizing calculation. Additionally, the tasks lack a context that gives meaning to the data. The support in which the data is presented is written and tabular. Finally, regarding the type of cognitive skills with the greatest presence in the textbooks, these are at a basic level.

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statistics
textbook
basic education
homework
measures of central tendency

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 20, Issue 6, June 2024, Article No: em2454

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Parra-Fica, J. H., López-Martín, M. D. M., & Díaz-Levicoy, D. (2024). Measures of central tendency in primary education textbooks in Chile. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 20(6), em2454. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/14592

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Parra-Fica JH, López-Martín MDM, Díaz-Levicoy D. Measures of central tendency in primary education textbooks in Chile. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2024;20(6):em2454. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/14592

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Parra-Fica JH, López-Martín MDM, Díaz-Levicoy D. Measures of central tendency in primary education textbooks in Chile. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2024;20(6), em2454. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/14592

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Parra-Fica, José Hernán, María del Mar López-Martín, and Danilo Díaz-Levicoy. "Measures of central tendency in primary education textbooks in Chile". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2024 20 no. 6 (2024): em2454. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/14592

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Parra-Fica, J. H., López-Martín, M. D. M., and Díaz-Levicoy, D. (2024). Measures of central tendency in primary education textbooks in Chile. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 20(6), em2454. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/14592

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Parra-Fica, José Hernán et al. "Measures of central tendency in primary education textbooks in Chile". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 20, no. 6, 2024, em2454. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/14592