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ERIC Number: EJ641912
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1954
Understanding Probabilistic Thinking: The Legacy of Efraim Fischbein.
Greer, Brian
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v45 n1-3 p15-33 2001
Honors the contribution of Efraim Fischbein to the study and analysis of probabilistic thinking. Summarizes Fischbein's early work, then focuses on the role of intuition in mathematical and scientific thinking; the development of probabilistic thinking; and the influence of instruction on that development. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Education, Probability, Science Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Probabilistic Reasoning
Note: Special issue: Constructing Meanings from Data.