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Falk, Ruma; Konold, Clifford – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1994
Discusses students' preconceptions of randomness and offers an alternative way to think about the concept using the idea of complexity. That is, the randomness of a sequence can be measured by the difficulty of encoding it. Methods of judging complexity and implications for teaching are discussed. (Contains 30 references.) (MKR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Misconceptions
