How do children develop their own questions to investigate in statistics? Often in school, teachers just give children questions to respond to, but rarely ask them to generate a question that they want to investigate. To write their own statistical questions, students need to envisage the processes and purpose of a statistical investigation. Curriculum documents in many countries have begun to recognise the benefits and importance of children developing their own questions, however little is known about children's development in this area. This exploratory study aims to understand ways that 9 year old children can more confidently construct relevant and reasonable questions that can be answered with a statistical investigation. Results suggest that by using frameworks and peer negotiation to guide their experiences, students improve their ability to write purposeful investigative questions with richer statistical intent.
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