Conceptual Variation and Coordination in Probability Reasoning

Autor/in	Nilsson, Per
Titel	Conceptual Variation and Coordination in Probability Reasoning
Quelle	In: Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 28 (2009) 4, S.247-261 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0732-3123
DOI	10.1016/j.jmathb.2009.10.003
Schlagwörter	Probability; Logical Thinking; Foreign Countries; Games; Mathematical Concepts; Data Interpretation; Experiments; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Ausland; Game; Spiel; Spiele; Data evaluation; Datenauswertung; Erprobung; Schweden
Abstract	This study investigates students' conceptual variation and coordination among theoretical and experimental interpretations of probability. In the analysis we follow how Swedish students (12-13 years old) interact with a dice game, specifically designed to offer the students opportunities to elaborate on the logic of sample space, physical/geometrical considerations and experimental evidence when trying to develop their understanding of compound random phenomena. The analytical construct of contextualization was used as a means to provide structure to the qualitative analysis performed. Within the frame of the students' problem encounters during the game and how they contextualized the solutions of the problems in personal contexts for interpretations, the analysis finds four main forms of appearance, or of limitations in appearance, of conceptual variation and coordination among theoretical and experimental interpretations of probability. (Contains 8 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10