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Nilsson, 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