Students most strongly felt like data scientists during the open-ended final project, supporting disciplinary authenticity¶
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q2 i? Seven students named the final project as their peak experience of feeling like a data scientist, more than class exercises or tools. → Rotem Israel-Fishelson 2026
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Rotem Israel-Fishelson 2026¶
Rotem Israel-Fishelson, David Weintrop. (2026). Authenticity in a high school data science curriculum. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-026-10622-1
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Post-survey open-ended prompt analysis ("When in particular did you feel like a data scientist in this curriculum?") supplemented by interviews. Five students mentioned class exercises and six highlighted the tools (RapidAPI, EduBlocks, CODAP) as moments of feeling like data scientists.
"Seven students mentioned the final project as their peak experience. One student stated, "I mainly felt like a data scientist when working on the final project.""
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Students most strongly felt like data scientists during the open-ended final project, supporting disciplinary authenticity |
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Students most strongly felt like data scientists during the open-ended final project, supporting disciplinary authenticity |
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