Correlation and Causation

 

Correlation can be used to describe a relationship between two or more variables. As teachers, we might form hypotheses and look for data that correlates with them. However, it is important to note that correlation does not necessarily mean causation (Chivers & Chivers, 2021, pp. 8, 53).

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Watch the presentation below. Please note that when the presenter is referring to scores, they are talking about the mean NAPLAN numeracy scores.



Have a look at the My School website or the national results and see if you can find any correlations in the data. Post your findings here: Correlations Whiteboard

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 This website has been created to help pre-service teachers and those with early permission to teach to interpret the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) data. Each page of the website is located in the sidebar menu and designed to be completed in order. Links to useful websites can also be found below the pages in the menu and other resources can be found in the Resources and References page. Please note that some of the data has been generated by A.I., and some has been created manually based on real school data. We hope that you enjoy the interactive platform and that you will be able to get something positive out of this experience. Suliana Tesi, Kyunghee Yoon & Cayden Maki
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