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TEACHING PROBABILITY WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE R STATISTICAL SOFTWARE.
- Source :
- Statistics Education Research Journal; Nov2014, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p132-147, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The objective of this paper is to discuss aspects of high school students' learning of probability in a context where they are supported by the statistical software R. We report on the application of a teaching experiment, constructed using the perspective of Gal's probabilistic literacy and Papert's constructionism. The results show improvement in students' learning of basic concepts, such as: random experiment, estimation of probabilities, and calculation of probabilities using a tree diagram. The use of R allowed students to extend their reasoning beyond that developed from paper-and-pencil approaches, since it made it possible for them to work with a larger number of simulations, and go beyond the standard equiprobability assumption in coin tosses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15701824
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Statistics Education Research Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 100605666
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.52041/serj.v13i2.286