Investigation of statistical reasoing skills of teacher candidates

Statistical reasoning is to understand and reason with statistical information and make interpretations based on sets of data (Garfield, 2002). In this study , the statistical reasoning skills of mathematics, science and classroom teaching teachers candidates. In this study, the aim was to examine the statistical reasoning skills of mathematics, science and primary school teachers candidates. There were 158 mathematics, 175 science and 183 classroom teacher candidates studying in Bolu and its neighboring provinces. In the study, Statistical Reasoning Assessment (SRA) was used (Garfield, 2003). This test was translated into Turkish and validity and reliability studies were conducted. The Turkish version of the test was obtained and applied to pre-service teachers. According to the findings, mathematics teacher candidates who were administered the test were more successful than the other teacher candidates in interpreting probability, understanding independence, naming two-way tables and understanding the impor