An idea of structuring probability teaching based on Dienes's six stages


Book: 
Proceedings of the First International Conference on Teaching Statistics, 1982
Authors: 
Olecka, A.
Editors: 
Grey, D. R., Holmes, P., Barnett, V., & Constable, G. M.
Category: 
Volume: 
II
Pages: 
727-737
Year: 
1983
Publisher: 
Organising Committee of the First International Conference on Teaching Statistics
Place: 
Sheffield
Abstract: 

The purpose of this paper is to suggest how Dienes' stages of concept development can be applied as a framework for organising probability teaching. If we try to organise probability teaching globally in this manner, it turns out too complicated and inadequate; too many concepts are involved at the same time. So I believe that for the sake of didactical analysis it may be useful to separate particular concepts and to model the teaching according to Dienes' stages - each concept separately - and finally combine these models.

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