How Children Who Speak Marathi Respond to the Introduction of Uncertain Language in a Statistical Investigation
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| Title: | How Children Who Speak Marathi Respond to the Introduction of Uncertain Language in a Statistical Investigation |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Mitali Thatte, Katie Makar, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) |
| Source: | Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. 2024. |
| Availability: | Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Speeches/Meeting Papers Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education Grade 5 Intermediate Grades Middle Schools Grade 6 |
| Descriptors: | Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Native Language, Language of Instruction, Language Role, Language Usage, Prediction, Language Research, Statistics Education, Indo European Languages, Grade 5, Grade 6, Non Western Civilization, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries, Indians |
| Geographic Terms: | India |
| Abstract: | This study was conducted in Maharashtra, India with children studying in a regional medium (Marathi) government school. In Marathi, the translation of the word 'about' is not very commonly used. The aim of the study was to see how the children used uncertain language about prediction while engaged in a statistical investigation and how children would respond to the uncertain language introduced by the researcher. The findings suggest that children did not use the equivalent word for 'about' without prompting from the researcher. The study has the potential of exploring and impacting the influences of language on the learning of statistics in a non-Western culture. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | ED660984 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study was conducted in Maharashtra, India with children studying in a regional medium (Marathi) government school. In Marathi, the translation of the word 'about' is not very commonly used. The aim of the study was to see how the children used uncertain language about prediction while engaged in a statistical investigation and how children would respond to the uncertain language introduced by the researcher. The findings suggest that children did not use the equivalent word for 'about' without prompting from the researcher. The study has the potential of exploring and impacting the influences of language on the learning of statistics in a non-Western culture. |
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