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delMas, Robert C.; Bart, William M. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1989
Investigated are three misconceptions of probability and the differential effect of two activity-based instructional units. Response categories (law of averages, law of small numbers, and availability) are identified. Treatment differences (evaluation or no evaluation) appear to influence subjects' interpretations of the information. (YP)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Structures, College Mathematics, Higher Education
