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Peer reviewedMelrose, Jean – Teaching Statistics, 1998
Presents an educational game on probability that can be the starting point for an open-ended statistical project. (ASK)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedQuinn, Robert J.; Wiest, Lynda R. – Teaching Statistics, 1998
Describes a lesson designed to teach the probabilistic topics of permutation and combinations in a constructivist manner. (ASK)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Lesson Plans, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedBramald, Rod – Teaching Statistics, 1994
Discusses student difficulties with probability concepts and argues that a key difficulty is the lack of transferability of pupils' curriculum-based knowledge. Presents several probability game activities to help students with these difficulties. (MKR)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Learning Activities, Learning Problems, Mathematical Concepts
Peer reviewedGarfield, Joan – Teaching Statistics, 1995
Summarizes 19 papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on Teaching Statistics held in Morocco, July 1994. Papers presented were in five categories: (1) empirical studies on students' conceptions; (2) theoretical papers on teaching and learning; (3) assessment; (4) using computers in teaching probability and statistics; and (5) data…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation, Data Analysis, Learning Theories
