Data Handling

This practical book offers an introduction to the "Practical Guides" series by examining the principles of early childhood education in a broad framework that lays the foundations for the National Curriculum. Each chapter deals with a particular curricular area, addressing the programmes of study relevant to early years. This accessible book explains what data handling means within the National Curriculum and provides ideas for placing it in purposeful and motivating contexts in the classroom. Using an investigative problem-solving approach, it explains how to pose questions, collect and analyze data using a variety of graphs and computer applications, interpret results and draw conclusions. A chapter on probability explains the basic concepts and shows, where possible, links between probability and other aspects of data handling.