The European Statistical Competition - Icelandic national phase

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This proposal addresses the area of dissemination and communication, for projects to be funded under the European Statistical Programme. More specifically it describes the implementation of the Iceland´s participation in the European Statistical Competition (IS-ESC). The overall objective of this action is to promote curiosity and interest in statistics among secondary students by encouraging teachers who teach a diverse range of subjects to use data from Statistics Iceland to explore and understand various societal topics. By doing so we want to frame this project not as a statistical subject, but as a tool for students to become literate on information in various subjects focusing on society and societal development. We ensure the sustainability of the action by establishing a network of shareholders, including but not limited to The Icelandic Ministry of Education as well as The Educational Research Institute. Thus, we hope that the topics of the IS-ESC will be included in The National Curriculum Guide for Compulsory and Upper Secondary Schools.