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Probabilistic Simulation In The Classroom
Author(s) -
EVERTON TIM
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
teaching statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.425
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1467-9639
pISSN - 0141-982X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9639.1984.tb00519.x
Subject(s) - watson , probabilistic logic , mathematics education , pupil , psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , neuroscience
Over the last fifteen years a number of articles have appeared on the use of probabilistic simulations in schools (1, 4, 3) and recently Watson has produced a more comprehensive treatment of the topic (5). Up until now, however, little has been written on student responses to such work. This article is an attempt to fill that gap. It describes an experimental programme of study for a group of sixth formers which I taught in 1981 using some of the pupil material from Watson's book together with some of my own.