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Kataoka, Verônica Yumi; Vita, Aida Carvalho; Da Silva, Claudia Borim – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2021
This article aims to investigate the teaching of chance in the context of tactile models (TM) from the perspective of the Theory of Register of Semiotic Representations. In this qualitative research, we sought to identify the different types of semiotic registers and transformations (treatment and conversion), in the solutions of the tasks of the…
Descriptors: Probability, Concept Formation, Mathematical Concepts, Statistics
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Coronado, Semei; Sandoval-Bravo, Salvador; Celso-Arellano, Pedro Luis; Torres-Mata, Ana – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2018
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the test applied at the eighth Statistics II tournament to students from the University Center for Economic and Administrative Sciences of the University of Guadalajara, for the purpose of determining whether it promotes competitive learning among students. To achieve this, Item Response Theory (IRT) is…
Descriptors: Models, Competition, Item Response Theory, Student Motivation
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Lenz, Laurie – PRIMUS, 2015
Inquiry-based learning is a topic of growing interest in the mathematical community. Much of the focus has been on using these methods in calculus and higher-level classes. This article describes the design and implementation of a set of inquiry-based learning activities in a Math for Liberal Arts course at a small, private, Catholic college.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Undergraduate Study, Liberal Arts
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Pinder, Jonathan P. – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2013
Recent developments in agent-based modeling as a method of systems analysis and optimization indicate that students in business analytics need an introduction to the terminology, concepts, and framework of agent-based modeling. This article presents an active learning exercise for MBA students in business analytics that demonstrates agent-based…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Business Administration Education, Graduate Students, Masters Programs