Probability concepts: Putting research into practice


Book: 
Teaching Statistics at its Best
Authors: 
Green, D.
Editors: 
Green, D.
Type: 
Category: 
Pages: 
114-118
Year: 
1994
Publisher: 
Teaching Statistics Trust
Place: 
Sheffred, England
Abstract: 

The Chance and Probability Concepts Project, directed by the author at Loughborough University from 1978-81 (Green, 1982a) revealed the very limited understanding which 11-16 year old English School pupils have of probability concepts. A previous article in Teaching Statistics (Green, 1983) presented a general report of the research findings and made some recommendations. This article describes an attempt to follow up the research with practical class based activities using the computer to improve pupils' understanding.

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