Exploring Probability in School
Subtitle: Challenges for Teaching and Learning (Mathematics Education Library)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: March 21, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9780387245294
Subjects: Probability & statistics; Education; Education / Teaching; Developmental - Child; Probability & Statistics - General; Teaching Methods & Materials - Mathematics; Education / General; Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Mathematics; Mathematics-Probability & Statistics - General; Psychology-Developmental - Child; Probabilities; Study and teaching
First sentence: Epistemological problems play a fundamental role for mathematics educators, because analyzing the obstacles that have historically emerged in the formation of concepts can help us understand students' difficulties in learning mathematics.
Description: Exploring Probability in School provides a new perspective into research on the teaching and learning of probability. It creates this perspective by recognizing and analysing the special challenges faced by teachers and learners in contemporary classrooms where probability has recently become a mainstream part of the curriculum from early childhood through high school. The authors of the book discuss the nature of probability, look at the meaning of probabilistic literacy, and examine student access to powerful ideas in probability during the elementary, middle, and high school years. Moreover, they assemble and analyse research-based pedagogical knowledge for teachers that can enhance the learning of probability throughout these school years. With the book’s rich application of probability research to classroom practice, it will not only be essential reading for researchers and graduate students involved in probability education; it will also capture the interest of educational policy makers, curriculum personnel, teacher educators, and teachers.