Mathematical  Culture and Thought

Mathematical Culture and Thought

Research on Teaching and Learning Probability (II)

Document Type : Translation

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Department of Statistics‎, ‎University of Kashan‎, ‎Iran
Abstract
This is the second part of a translation of a booklet whose purpose is to update readers on recent developments in mathematics education‎. ‎This book summarizes the vast amount of research related to teaching and learning probability that has been conducted for more than 50 years in a variety of disciplines‎. ‎It begins with a synthesis of the most important probability interpretations throughout history‎: ‎intuitive‎, ‎classical‎, ‎frequentist‎, ‎subjective‎, ‎logical propensity and axiomatic views‎. ‎It discusses their possible applications‎, ‎philosophical problems‎, ‎as well as their potential and the level of interest they enjoy at different educational levels‎. ‎Next‎, ‎the book describes the main features of probabilistic thinking and reasoning‎, ‎including the contrast to classical logic‎, ‎probability language features‎, ‎the role of intuitions‎, ‎as well as paradoxes and the relevance of modeling.
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Batanero‎, ‎C.‎, ‎Chernoff‎, ‎Egan J.‎, ‎Engel‎, ‎J.‎, ‎Lee‎, ‎Hollylynne S.‎, ‎Sánchez‎, ‎E.‎, Research on Teaching and Learning Probability, ‎Springer Open‎, ‎New York‎, ‎2016, ‎13-33.


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