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Supply, Anne-Sophie; Van Dooren, Wim; Lem, Stephanie; Onghena, Patrick – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2020
Comparing probabilities is a useful skill in life. Binary choice tasks are popular means in research on probabilistic reasoning. Falk, Yudilevich-Assouline, and Elstein ("Educational Studies in Mathematics," 81(2), 207-233 2012) noted that many of these tasks contain design flaws. We designed and evaluated an extended and improved binary…
Descriptors: Young Children, Mathematics Skills, Probability, Age Differences
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Francisco, John M. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2013
The purpose of this study is to contribute insights into how collaborative activity can help promote students' mathematical understanding. A group of six high school students (15- to 16-year olds) worked together on a challenging probability task as part of a larger, after-school, longitudinal study on students' development of mathematical ideas…
Descriptors: Probability, Mathematics Education, Cooperative Learning, Mathematics
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Varga, T. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1972
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction, Instructional Materials, Logic
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Fischbein, Efraim; And Others – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1991
To investigate the origins and nature of intuitive obstacles affecting the learning of elementary probability theory, 618 Italian elementary and middle school students were interviewed about their methods of solution for several problems dealing with probability. The discussion focuses on four varieties of obstacles to learning prevalent within…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style, Comprehension, Concept Formation