Development of Fourth-Grade Students' Understanding of Experimental and Theoretical Probability [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) (37th, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2014).

Autor/inn/en	English, Lyn; Watson, Jane
Institution	Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Titel	Development of Fourth-Grade Students' Understanding of Experimental and Theoretical Probability [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) (37th, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2014).
Quelle	(2014), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary School Mathematics; Elementary School Students; Grade 4; Mathematics Instruction; Mathematical Concepts; Probability; Longitudinal Studies; Mathematics Activities; Computer Simulation; Prediction; Learning Processes; Computer Software; Expectation; Experiments; Focus Groups; Data Analysis; Grade 5; Grade 6; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Vorhersage; Learning process; Lernprozess; Expectancy; Erwartung; Erprobung; Auswertung; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Australien
Abstract	Students explored variation and expectation in a probability activity at the end of the first year of a 3-year longitudinal study across grades 4-6. The activity involved experiments in tossing coins both manually and with simulation using the graphing software, "TinkerPlots." Initial responses indicated that the students were aware of uncertainty, although an understanding of chance concepts appeared limited. Predicting outcomes of 10 tosses reflected an intuitive notion of equiprobability, with little awareness of variation. Understanding the relationship between experimental and theoretical probability did not emerge until multiple outcomes and representations were generated with the software. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01