September 2012, Vol. 1, Issue 1
The Role of Writing Prompts in a Statistical Knowledge for Teaching Course
Randall E. Groth
Teachers of grades pre-K–8 are charged with the responsibility of developing children’s statistical thinking. Hence, strategies are needed to foster statistical knowledge for teaching (SKT). This report describes how writing prompts were used as an integral part of a semester-long undergraduate course focused on building SKT.