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Teaching probability: a socio‐constructivist perspective
Author(s) -
Sharma Sashi
Publication year - 2015
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/test.12075
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , probabilistic logic , mathematics education , constructivist teaching methods , constructivism (international relations) , psychology , teaching method , computer science , artificial intelligence , international relations , politics , political science , law
Summary There is a considerable and rich literature on students' misconceptions in probability. However, less attention has been paid to the development of students' probabilistic thinking in the classroom. This paper offers a sequence, grounded in socio‐constructivist perspective for teaching probability.
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