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Direct linkHimmelberger, Kathleen S.; Schwartz, Daniel L. – Mathematics Teacher, 2007
Contrasting cases are a way to stimulate productive student discussions, discussions that prepare students to learn from more traditional activities such as classroom lectures and worked examples. Examples from a unit on variability show that students gain long-lasting insight into the structure and purpose of statistical formulas. (Contains 2…
Descriptors: Statistics, Mathematics Instruction, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Classroom Communication
