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Kazak, Sibel; Pratt, Dave – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2017
This study considers probability models as tools for both making informal statistical inferences and building stronger conceptual connections between data and chance topics in teaching statistics. In this paper, we aim to explore pre-service mathematics teachers' use of probability models for a chance game, where the sum of two dice matters in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Probability, Mathematical Models, Statistical Inference
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Unay Gailhard, Ilkay; Bavorová, Miroslava; Pirscher, Frauke – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of interpersonal communication on the adoption of agri-environmental measures (AEM) by organic farmers in Germany. Methodology: The study used the logit model to predict the probability of adoption behaviour, and Social Network Analysis (SNA) was conducted to analyse the question of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Interpersonal Communication, Foreign Countries, Prediction
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Noll, Jennifer; Shaughnessy, J. Michael – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2012
Sampling tasks and sampling distributions provide a fertile realm for investigating students' conceptions of variability. A project-designed teaching episode on samples and sampling distributions was team-taught in 6 research classrooms (2 middle school and 4 high school) by the investigators and regular classroom mathematics teachers. Data…
Descriptors: Sampling, Mathematics Teachers, Middle Schools, High Schools