LOCUS (Levels of Conceptual Understanding in Statistics) Evaluation

TERC’s Evaluation Group will serve as evaluators for the LOCUS project. Building from the GAISE (Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education) framework and the Common Core Standards, LOCUS project researchers at the University of Florida, with the support of those at the University of Minnesota, the Educational Testing Service, and Kenyon College, are developing two tests (instruments) to assess conceptual understanding of statistics among students in grades 6-12. The assessments will include a variety of response formats, and will be piloted, revised, and field tested in six states. TERC will conduct a process evaluation, will provide formative feedback on the development of training materials for the project website, and will evaluate the impact of web-based dissemination efforts.