Statistical ability of pupils' of the primary school

Straipsnyje apžvelgiama sąvokos „statistiniai gebėjimai“ (statistical skills) definicija, pristatomas sąvokos turinys, remiantis užsienio moksline patirtimi. Išanalizuoti trečios klasės mokinių statistiniai gebėjimai, nustatyta rezultatų priklausomybė nuo vietovės, lyties, pasirinkto vadovėlio. Siekiant išsamesnės rezultatų interpretacijos, buvo atlikta pirmos bei antros klasių lietuvių kalbos bei pasaulio pažinimo vadovėlių analizė statistikos elementų panaudojimo aspektu.This investigation is the first try analysing pupils' of primary forms statistical skills. It was analysed Lithuanian and foreign countries literature about pupils' of primary forms abilities, characterized pupils of the third form level and structure of statistical skills, disclosed the dependence of skills upon used textbook, the type of school and pupils' gender. Diagnostic tasks were selected according to documents regulating mathematic activity. In addition to that, dependence of results from a place, sex and textbook selected was established. The research demonstrated that statistical abilities of 3rd form pupils are rather good in Lithuania. At the same time, some of their imperfections were determined: pupils find it difficult to read the data from conventional signs, to find appropriate data in a picture, scheme, to draw or read the data from a graph