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Molitoris-Miller, Susanna; Hillen, Amy – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2021
This article presents ways to explore mathematical concepts using Catan, a popular board game. After a brief overview of game play, we explore considerations with many potential entry points for mathematical modeling, such as which resource is the best, which resources will be rare or plentiful, where to build, and risk assessment.
Descriptors: Games, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts
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Jones, Ryan Seth; Jia, Zhigang; Bezaire, Joel – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2020
Too often, statistical inference and probability are treated in schools like they are unrelated. In this paper, we describe how we supported students to learn about the role of probability in making inferences with variable data by building models of real world events and using them to simulate repeated samples.
Descriptors: Statistical Inference, Probability, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Models
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Hemer, David – Australian Mathematics Education Journal, 2020
This paper describes an investigation looking at the underlying mathematics of poker machines. The aim of the investigation is for students to get an appreciation of how poker machines are designed to ensure that in the long-term players will inevitably lose when playing. The first part of this paper describes how students can model a simple poker…
Descriptors: Equipment, Probability, Games, Mathematics Instruction
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Sinclair, Michael; Dauerty, Helene; Alber, Mark – Science Teacher, 2016
Biomodeling is the study of the structures and behaviors of interacting biological entities such as molecules, cells, or organisms. While physical and chemical processes give rise to various spatial and temporal structures, even the simplest biological phenomenon is infinitely more complex (Kling 2004). Over the past decade, much of biomodeling…
Descriptors: Biology, Mathematical Models, Cytology, Probability
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Roscoe, Matt B. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2016
Instead of reserving the study of probability and statistics for special fourth-year high school courses, the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) takes a "statistics for all" approach. The standards recommend that students in grades 6-8 learn to summarize and describe data distributions, understand probability, draw…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Probability, Statistics, Mathematics
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Even, Ruhama; Kvatinsky, Tova – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2010
This paper (1) presents a conceptual framework for analyzing the mathematics addressed in probability lessons and (2) uses the framework to compare the mathematics that two teachers with contrasting teaching approaches addressed in class when teaching the topic of probability. One teaching approach aimed to develop understanding; the other…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Probability, Teaching Methods, Mathematics
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Kottonau, Johannes – Journal of Chemical Education, 2011
Effectively teaching the concepts of osmosis to college-level students is a major obstacle in biological education. Therefore, a novel computer model is presented that allows students to observe the random nature of particle motion simultaneously with the seemingly directed net flow of water across a semipermeable membrane during osmotic…
Descriptors: Models, Probability, Internet, Misconceptions
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McMurran, Shawnee L. – PRIMUS, 2010
This module was initially developed for a course in applications of mathematics in biology. The objective of this lesson is to investigate how the allele and genotypic frequencies associated with a particular gene might evolve over successive generations. The lesson will discuss how the Hardy-Weinberg model provides a basis for comparison when…
Descriptors: Population Trends, Mathematics Instruction, Biology, Genetics
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Ellison, Mark D. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2008
The one-dimensional particle-in-a-box model used to introduce quantum mechanics to students suffers from a tenuous connection to a real physical system. This article presents a two-dimensional model, the particle confined within a ring, that directly corresponds to observations of surface electrons in a metal trapped inside a circular barrier.…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Quantum Mechanics, Probability, Calculus
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Mays, David C. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2010
This article describes a one-week introduction to stochastic groundwater modeling, intended for the end of a first course on groundwater hydrology, or the beginning of a second course on stochastic hydrogeology or groundwater modeling. The motivation for this work is to strengthen groundwater education, which has been identified among the factors…
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Water, Probability, College Science
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Morrell, Christopher H.; Auer, Richard E. – Journal of Statistics Education, 2007
In the early 1990s, the National Science Foundation funded many research projects for improving statistical education. Many of these stressed the need for classroom activities that illustrate important issues of designing experiments, generating quality data, fitting models, and performing statistical tests. Our paper describes such an activity on…
Descriptors: Statistics, Learning Activities, Class Activities, Homework
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Shanks, John A. – Journal of Statistics Education, 2007
Emphasis on problem solving in mathematics has gained considerable attention in recent years. While statistics teaching has always been problem driven, the same cannot be said for the teaching of probability where discrete examples involving coins and playing cards are often the norm. This article describes an application of simple probability…
Descriptors: Probability, Problem Solving, Relevance (Education), Mathematics Instruction
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Chu, Singfat – Journal of Statistics Education, 2007
The paper reports some initiatives to freshen up the typical undergraduate business forecasting course. These include (1) students doing research and presentations on contemporary tools and industry practices such as neural networks and collaborative forecasting (2) insertion of Logistic Regression in the curriculum (3) productive use of applets…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Business Administration Education, Statistics, Instruction
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Turton, Roger W. – Mathematics Teacher, 2007
This article describes several methods from discrete mathematics used to simulate and solve an interesting problem occurring at a holiday gift exchange. What is the probability that two people will select each other's names in a random drawing, and how does this result vary with the total number of participants? (Contains 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Probability, Algebra, Problem Solving, Monte Carlo Methods
Schmalz, Steve W.; Cartledge, Carolyn M. – 1982
During the last decade the use of Bayesian statistical method has become quite prevalent in the educational community. Yet, like most statistical techniques, little has been written concerning the application of these methods to the classroom setting. The purpose of this paper is to help correct such a deficiency in the literature by developing a…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Classroom Techniques, Mastery Tests, Mathematical Models
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