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ERIC Number: EJ988404
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Mar
Pages: 4
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0025-5785
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Getting beyond the Guess
Murphy, Amanda; Terrizzi, Marissa; Cormas, Peter
Mathematics Teaching, n227 p27-30 Mar 2012
"Probability is a difficult concept to teach, because children and adults find it counterintuitive." This is impetus to consider the detailed planning of a set of lessons with a "mixed", in many senses, group of fourth graders. Can the use of prior experience, and the knowledge associated with that experience, make probability a concept that is more intuitive? The outcomes reported here would suggest that is the case, in all probability!
Association of Teachers of Mathematics. Unit 7 Prime Industrial Park, Shaftesbury Street, Derby, DE23 8YB, UK. Tel: +44-1332-346599; e-mail: admin@atm.org.uk; Web site: http://www.atm.org.uk/mt/index.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
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