Challenges and Opportunities in Teaching and Learning Data Literacy through Art

Matuk, Camillia; DesPortes, Kayla; Amato, Anna; Silander, Megan; Vacca, Ralph; Vasudevan, Veena; Woods, Peter J.

Abstract

Achieving data literacy is challenging when schools narrowly focus on statistical reasoning rather than on meaning- and inference-making. Without attention to the social contexts of data, learners can fail to develop a critical stance toward data, to understand the nature and production of data, the questions that it can answer, and the ways that data can be used to inform and misinform. We explore art as an accessible and personally relevant approach to developing middle school students’ data literacy. We designed and implemented a 2-week long arts-integrated unit in a grade 7 classroom. Interviews with two teachers and two students following the unit, and analysis of students’ artworks and pre/post survey responses, reveal opportunities and challenges at the intersection of data science and art. We discuss pedagogical considerations for other interdisciplinary approaches to data literacy.

Citation

Matuk, C., DesPortes, K., Amato, A., Silander, M., Vacca, R., Vasudevan, V., & Woods, P. J. (2021, June). Challenges and Opportunities in Teaching and Learning Data Literacy through Art. Presented at 15th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2021, Bochum, Germany (online)

• Presentation Conference Type: Edited Proceedings
• Conference Name: 15th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2021
• Start Date: Jun 8, 2021
• End Date: Jun 11, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Deposit Date: Aug 23, 2024
• Print ISSN: 1814-9316
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 681-684
• Series ISSN: 1573-4552
• Book Title: Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/38633916
• Related Public URLs: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NuYhdOKDgpp_omNH6qXKYmAh2G5_c9iv/view