Understanding Probabilistic Thinking: The Legacy of Efraim Fischbein.

Greer, Brian

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Publication Date: 2001

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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

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Language: English

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