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Department of Mathematics

Carol Thornton

Emeritus
Mathematics
Email
thornton@ilstu.eduemail
  • Research

Book, Chapter

Jones, G. A., Langrall, C. .W., Mooney, E. S., & Thornton, C.A. (2004). Models of development in statistical reasoning. In D. Ben-Zvi & J. Garfield (Eds.), The challenge of developing statistical literacy, reasoning, and thinking (pp. 97-117). Dordrecht, Holland: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Journal Article

Hunter, W., Thornton, C., Plantholt, M., Grogg, J., Moore, C., Chabalengula, V., & Mumba, F. An Exploration of the Content and Nature of Reflective Practices of Graduate Teaching Fellows in a School–University Partnership Project. The Chemical Educator 8.6 (2003)
Nisbet, S., Jones, G. A., Thornton, C. A., Langrall, C. W., & Mooney, E. S. (2003). Children’s representation and organization of data. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 15(1), 42 – 58.
Jones, G., Langrall, C., Thornton, C., Mooney, E., Wares, A., Jones, M., Perry, B., Putt, I., & Nisbet, S. Using students' statistical thinking to inform instruction. The Journal of Mathematical Behavior 20.1 (2001): 109--144.
Jones, G.A., Thornton, C. A., Langrall, C. W., Mooney, E. S., Perry, B., & Putt, I. J. (2000). A framework for characterizing children’s statistical thinking. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 2 (4), 269-307.

Grants & Contracts

GK-12 Teaching Fellows. National Science Foundation. Illinois State University. (2001)