Slope and line of best fit: A transfer of knowledge case study
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Department/School
Mathematics
Publication Title
School Science and Mathematics
Abstract
This paper brings together research on slope from mathematics education and research on line of best fit from statistics education by considering what knowledge of slope students transfer to a novel task involving determining the placement of an informal line of best fit. This study focuses on two students who transitioned from placing inaccurate to accurate lines of best fit during a task-based interview. The analysis focuses on describing shifts in slope reasoning that accompanied the change to accurately placed lines, and investigates factors that may have influenced the shift in reasoning. The results have implications for the teaching of both slope and the line of best fit.
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Nagle, C., Casey, S., & Moore-Russo, D. (2017). Slope and line of best fit: A transfer of knowledge case study: slope and line of best fit. School Science and Mathematics, 117(1–2), 13–26. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssm.12203