Automated gaze-based identification of students' strategies in histogram tasks through an interpretable mathematical model and a machine learning algorithm

L Boels, EG Moreno-Esteva, A Bakker… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
As a first step toward automatic feedback based on students' strategies for solving histogram
tasks we investigated how strategy recognition can be automated based on students' gazes …

[PDF][PDF] Using machine learning to understand students' gaze patterns on graphing tasks

A Lyford, L Boels - … of the Eleventh International Conference on …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Graphs are ubiquitous. Many graphs, including histograms, bar charts, and stacked dotplots,
have proven tricky to interpret. Students' gaze data can indicate students' interpretation …

Reflections on gaze data in statistics education

L Boels - Teaching Statistics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Gaze data are still uncommon in statistics education despite their promise. Gaze data
provide teachers and researchers with a new window into complex cognitive processes …

Assessing Students' Interpretations of Histograms before and after Interpreting Dotplots: A Gaze-Based Machine Learning Analysis.

L Boels, A Lyford, A Bakker, P Drijvers - Frontline Learning Research, 2023 - ERIC
Many students persistently misinterpret histograms. Literature suggests that having students
solve dotplot items may prepare for interpreting histograms, as interpreting dotplots can help …

Algebraization levels of activities linked to statistical tables in Spanish secondary textbooks

J Pallauta, M Gea, C Batanero, P Arteaga - Research on Reasoning with …, 2023 - Springer
In this paper we analyze the algebraization levels involved in the mathematical activity
linked to statistical tables in a sample of 18 Spanish secondary school textbooks (12–15 …

How Students' Statistics Beliefs Influence Their Attitudes: A Quantitative and a Qualitative Approach

F Berens, K Findley, S Hobert - Research on Reasoning with Data and …, 2023 - Springer
Negative attitudes of students toward statistics in introductory courses are a widespread
phenomenon. The reasons lie first and foremost in students' experiences with mathematics …

Assessing Students' Learning when Interpreting Histograms: A Gaze-Based Machine Learning Analysis

L Boels, A Lyford, A Bakker, P Drijvers - Frontline Learning Research - journals.sfu.ca
Students consistently misinterpret histograms. Statistics education literature suggests that
solving dotplot items can support correct histogram interpretations. We therefore explore …

Introducing Density Histograms to Grades 10 and 12 Students: Design and Tryout of an Intervention Inspired by Embodied Instrumentation

L Boels, A Shvarts - Research on Reasoning with Data and Statistical …, 2023 - Springer
Density histograms can bridge the gap between histograms and continuous probability
distributions, but research on how to learn and teach them is scarce. In this paper, we …