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Direct linkNilsson, Per – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2007
The purpose of this study is to investigate the ways in which Swedish seventh grade students (12 and 13 years old) handle chance encounters. Four groups of students working in pairs participated in the study. In the group discussions, which were tape-recorded and fully transcribed, the students were encouraged to explore strategies for winning a…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Probability, Foreign Countries, Early Adolescents
Download full textNilsson, Per – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004
In this paper seventh-grade pupils' ways of handling aspects of probability have been investigated. The aspects in question were embedded in a dice game, based on the total of two dice. Four different set-ups of dice were included in the situation in which they were up to explore optimal strategies for winning the game. How children understand…
Descriptors: Probability, Middle School Students, Mathematics Activities, Mathematical Concepts
