Tamara L Shreiner
Biographic Data
| ID | 1690087 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tamara L Shreiner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tamara L |
| FAMILY NAME | Shreiner |
| SIGNATURE | SHREINER T L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Grand Valley State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3532-9642 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The information won't just sink in
In this study, support for teaching data literacy in social studies is provided through the design of a pedagogical support system informed by participatory design sessions with both pre‐service and in‐service social studies teachers. It provides instruction on teaching and learning data literacy in social studies, examples of standards‐based lesson plans, made‐to‐purpose data visualization tools and minimal manuals that put existing online tools…
Making race and racism invisible
Data visualizations, including timelines, maps, and graphs, are often used to present social and political information in the media. Students need to learn how to make sense of data visualizations and recognize when they are being used to mislead, or when they advance white supremacist views. In this study, we used critical race analysis to examine history lessons from four widely-used websites in order to determine if they provided opportunities…
Visualizing the teaching of data visualizations in social studies
Data literacy—the ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret data and data visualizations—is inextricably linked to the goals of K–12 social studies education. In a society where data visualizations such as maps, charts, and graphs are used to communicate information about problems, policies, and trends, or persuade people to vote for a candidate or agenda, an informed citizen must also be a data-literate citizen. Unfortunately, little is know…
Data Literacy for Social Studies
The rising prevalence of data visualizations in the political and economic spheres requires an increasingly data literate population. Data are used to persuade people how to vote, support policies, adopt arguments or agendas, and buy products. Furthermore, data literacy is a specialized literacy skill that students need to employ to make meaning within the academic disciplines. This article presents a study of over 3,000 data visualizations in 42…
Data Literacy for Social Studies
The rising prevalence of data visualizations in the political and economic spheres requires an increasingly data literate population. Data are used to persuade people how to vote, support policies, adopt arguments or agendas, and buy products. Furthermore, data literacy is a specialized literacy skill that students need to employ to make meaning within the academic disciplines. This article presents a study of over 3,000 data visualizations in 42…
Visualizing the teaching of data visualizations in social studies
Data literacy—the ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret data and data visualizations—is inextricably linked to the goals of K–12 social studies education. In a society where data visualizations such as maps, charts, and graphs are used to communicate information about problems, policies, and trends, or persuade people to vote for a candidate or agenda, an informed citizen must also be a data-literate citizen. Unfortunately, little is know…
Data Literacy for Social Studies
The rising prevalence of data visualizations in the political and economic spheres requires an increasingly data literate population. Data are used to persuade people how to vote, support policies, adopt arguments or agendas, and buy products. Furthermore, data literacy is a specialized literacy skill that students need to employ to make meaning within the academic disciplines. This article presents a study of over 3,000 data visualizations in 42…
Visualizing the teaching of data visualizations in social studies
Data literacy—the ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret data and data visualizations—is inextricably linked to the goals of K–12 social studies education. In a society where data visualizations such as maps, charts, and graphs are used to communicate information about problems, policies, and trends, or persuade people to vote for a candidate or agenda, an informed citizen must also be a data-literate citizen. Unfortunately, little is know…
The information won't just sink in
In this study, support for teaching data literacy in social studies is provided through the design of a pedagogical support system informed by participatory design sessions with both pre‐service and in‐service social studies teachers. It provides instruction on teaching and learning data literacy in social studies, examples of standards‐based lesson plans, made‐to‐purpose data visualization tools and minimal manuals that put existing online tools…
Making race and racism invisible
Data visualizations, including timelines, maps, and graphs, are often used to present social and political information in the media. Students need to learn how to make sense of data visualizations and recognize when they are being used to mislead, or when they advance white supremacist views. In this study, we used critical race analysis to examine history lessons from four widely-used websites in order to determine if they provided opportunities…
Educational Assessment and Improvement (4 works) · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (4 works) · Literacy (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Information literacy (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)