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Direct linkNacarato, Adair Mendes; Grando, Regina Célia – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2014
This paper is based on research that investigated the development of probabilistic language and thinking by students 10-12 years old. The focus was on the adequate use of probabilistic terms in social practice. A series of tasks was developed for the investigation and completed by the students working in groups. The discussions were video recorded…
Descriptors: Probability, Language Role, Thinking Skills, Mathematics Education
Lee, Hollylynne Stohl; Angotti, Robin L.; Tarr, James E. – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2010
We examined how middle school students reason about results from a computer-simulated die-tossing experiment, including various representations of data, to support or refute an assumption that the outcomes on a die are equiprobable. We used students' actions with the software and their social interactions to infer their expectations and whether or…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 6, Comparative Analysis, Hypothesis Testing
