Australian statistics poster and project competitions
Date
2016
Authors
Richardson, Alice
Barker, Valerie
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Statistical Society of Australia
Abstract
Secondary school statistics poster competitions have been running in Australia for over a decade.
Students form groups of 2 – 3 students, carry out a data collection and present the results. The results
have been traditionally presented in the form of a poster but in recent years Powerpoint presentations
and videos have been accepted. State winners were selected by university academics, then judged by
the academic team to identify a national winner in two to three categories (initially Years 7 – 10 and
11 – 12, which later changed to Years 7 – 8, 9 – 10 and 11 – 12). In 2008 the Australian Mathematics
Trust became involved in the organisation of the competition.
In this paper we will describe the history of the Australian Statistics Competition (ASC) and the
National Primary and Secondary Student Poster Competition (NPSSPC), along with the American
Statistical Association’s poster competition. Summary statistics on the topic of winning posters will be
investigated. The distribution of the topics will be examined with reference to the Australian
Curriculum. We will also offer suggestions that teachers can implement, in order for them to extract
maximum value from participation in a statistics competition.
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Proceedings of the 9th Australian Conferenceon Teaching Statistics
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2099-12-31