Integrated Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning (ISQR)
Pre-requisite
Algebra 2
Course description
This integrated statistics and quantitative reasoning (ISQR) course framework describes a course that integrates quantitative, algebraic, statistical, geometric, and data literacy concepts and strategies to empower students to live skillfully and productively in our data-driven society. Integrating these disciplines gives students a more realistic picture of how these concepts and strategies are used to approach problems. This approach pulls together all of the available tools and resources to tackle different
parts of the task to reach a more comprehensive solution.
As students engage with course content and identify issues in their worlds to explore, they will approach solutions from multiple perspectives. Students will compare and contrast mathematical and statistical approaches to problem solving, which will enable them to develop a deeper understanding of the benefits and challenges of each approach. Through an ISQR course modeled on this framework, students will have multiple opportunities to develop a level of statistical thinking that is not a part of a traditional
quantitative reasoning course. Students will also be exposed to mathematics concepts essential for civic and financial literacy that are covered in a quantitative reasoning course but not typically covered in a statistics course.
The modern practice of mathematics and statistics necessitates the use of computing and software. It is not reasonable to rely entirely on a graphing calculator or Excel, as this ISQR course focuses on learning from real data and authentic contexts, exploring multivariable relationships, and communicating results through a variety of data visualizations. The design of this course should incorporate the use of a statistics software or readily accessible statistics applications.
Successful completion of ISQR signals readiness for continued study in any secondary or postsecondary mathematics pathway
(algebraic, statistics, quantitative reasoning, or data science).
-Excerpt from The ISQR Framework (University of Texas at Austin – Dana Center)
School Country
United States
School state
Arizona
School city
Mesa
High school
Dobson High School
Mesa High School
Mountain View High School
Red Mountain High School
Skyline High School
Westwood High School