A formação do usuário de estatística pelo desenvolvimento da literacia estatística, do raciocínio estatístico e do pensamento estatístico através de atividades exploratórias

Abstract

This study aims to observe and analyze how exploratory activities can contribute to the formation of the statistical user, which is a critical and active citizen on statistical information. The work is theoretically grounded in aspects of Statistics Education, focusing on statistics skills: statistical literacy, statistical reasoning and statistical thinking. The field research was conducted with Management Course students who had already studied the basic Statistics course before. Three activities to verify the development of skills in students by analyzing the records of the resolutions were applied. The results point to a positive development, especially of statistical thinking, which we consider essential for the formation of the statistical user.