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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Stochastic Education in Childhood: Examining the Learning of Teachers and Students
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de Souza, Antonio Carlos; Lopes, Celi Espasandin; de Oliveira, Débora – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2014
This paper presents discussions on stochastic education in early childhood, based on two doctoral research projects carried out with groups of preschool teachers from public schools in the Brazilian cities of Suzano and São Paulo who were participating in a continuing education program. The objective is to reflect on the analysis of two didactic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistics, Early Childhood Education, Public Education
Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers Implementing Probabilistic Simulations in Elementary School Classrooms
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de Oliveira Souza, Leandro; Lopes, Celi Espasandin; de Oliveira Mendonça, Luzinete – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2014
The inclusion of statistics and probability in the mathematics curriculum has always generated challenges to mathematics teachers of elementary schools. This article discusses activities that promote the professional development of such teachers. We present part of a doctoral research study of 16 teachers in which we discuss two case studies of…
Descriptors: Probability, Mathematics Teachers, Elementary School Mathematics, Faculty Development