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Direct linkKaroline Smucker – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Probabilistic simulations have long served as instructional tools in statistics and probability education. With advances in technology, computer simulation environments where large quantities of data can be collected and analyzed have been suggested as venues for problem solving in contexts involving both known and unknown probability…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Education, Secondary School Teachers
Moore, Linda H. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Elementary math teachers (76) from selected Texas schools that included Grade 5 responded to an online self-report survey with respect to school-level factors that may be associated with student math achievement. Questions on the survey focused on school-level factors related to math, campus leadership, integration of technology in the math…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Teacher Certification, Response to Intervention, Probability
Cognitive and Representational Cues for Assigning Weight to Numerical Information in Decision-Making
Rinne, Luke Frederick – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Incorporating relevant numerical information into decision-making is a fundamental and important aspect of numeracy. However, the process through which weight is assigned to particular numerical values is not well understood. The central theory proposed in this dissertation is that the weight assigned to numerical information may be conceptualized…
Descriptors: Cues, Intervals, Numeracy, Probability
Colon-Rosa, Hector Wm. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Considering the range of changes in the instruction and learning of statistics, several questions emerge regarding how those changes influence students' attitudes. Equally, other questions emerge to reflect that statistics is a fundamental course in the university academic programs because of its relevance to the professional development of the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Statistics, Introductory Courses
Sporn, Howard Bruce – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study is to determine whether educators believe mathematics should be taught to liberal arts students, what topics are taught in liberal arts mathematics courses, and what the motivation is for teaching such topics. The study consists of two parts, a review of the opinions of educators regarding liberal arts mathematics, and a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, General Education, Logical Thinking, Thinking Skills
Ives, Sarah Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purposes of this study were to investigate preservice mathematics teachers' orientations, content knowledge, and pedagogical content knowledge of probability; the relationships among these three aspects; and the usefulness of tasks with respect to examining these aspects of knowledge. The design of the study was a multi-case study of five…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Test Items, Mathematics Teachers, Probability
