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Publication Date: 2006-Apr
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The Shape of Things to Come: The Computational Pictograph as a Bridge from Combinatorial Space to Outcome Distribution
Abrahamson, Dor
International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning, v11 n1 p137-146 Apr 2006
This snapshot introduces a computer-based representation and activity that enables students to simultaneously "see" the combinatorial space of a stochastic device (e.g., dice, spinner, coins) and its outcome distribution. The author argues that the "ambiguous" representation fosters student insight into probability. [Snapshots are subject to peer review.]
Descriptors: Probability, Mathematics Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Student Improvement, Instructional Effectiveness, Computation, Pictorial Stimuli
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