Teaching statistcs and probability in mathematics degree courses at the Federal Institutes of Education, Science and Technolog in Brazil

This work is a documentary research study aiming to analyze the offering and syllabus of the disciplines of Statistics, Probability, and Statistical Education in the in-person Mathematics Degree courses at the Federal Institutes (FI) of Brazil, examining whether future Mathematics teachers receive training in Statistical Education. Of the 36 FIs existing at the time of the research, 30 offered the Mathematics Degree course in person. In total, 70 Course Pedagogical Projects (PPCs) and the syllabuses of the related disciplines were analyzed, along with the official documents that govern the training of Brazilian teachers. Thus, it was possible to map the contents addressed in the training of Mathematics teachers and to verify alignment with the demands of the official documents. A comparison was made between what is being taught about Statistical Education in the FIs and what teachers really need to know to develop their teaching activities in Basic Education.