Comparing the Probability Related Misconceptions of Pupils at Different Education Levels=Usporedba pogrješnih predodžaba o konceptima vjerojatnosti kod ucenika razlicitog stupnja obrazovanja

Autor/inn/en	Gürbüz, Ramazan; Birgin, Osman; Çatlioglu, Hakan
Titel	Comparing the Probability Related Misconceptions of Pupils at Different Education Levels=Usporedba pogrješnih predodžaba o konceptima vjerojatnosti kod ucenika razlicitog stupnja obrazovanja
Quelle	14 (2012) 2, S.307-357 (51 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1848-5189
Schlagwörter	Probability; Misconceptions; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Statistical Analysis; Age Differences; Elementary School Students; Mathematics Instruction; Mathematical Concepts; Foreign Countries; Intervention; Observation; Mathematics Tests; Teaching Methods; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Missverständnis; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Statistische Analyse; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Ausland; Beobachtung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Türkei
Abstract	The aim of the paper is to compare and evaluate the probability-related misconceptions of pupils at different education levels. A cross-sectional/age study was thus conducted with 540 pupils in 5th-8th grades. An instrument, comprising six questions on the concepts of compound events, probability of an event and probability comparisons, was used. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistical techniques (SPSS 15.0) and the chi-square test. This study showed that the percentage of correct answers increased when the level of education increased, whereas the misconceptions about the concept of compound events I decreased; also, the percentage of correct answers decreased and the misconceptions about the concept of compound events II increased. In the questions related to the concept of probability of an event and probability comparisons, as the level of education increased both the percentage of correct answers and the misconceptions increased. Therefore, it can be suggested that pupils' misconceptions regarding probability concepts vary, which depends on the characteristics of such concepts and pupils' age and education level. (Contains 8 tables and 6 figures.) (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01