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Murphy, Amanda; Terrizzi, Marissa; Cormas, Peter – Mathematics Teaching, 2012
"Probability is a difficult concept to teach, because children and adults find it counterintuitive." This is impetus to consider the detailed planning of a set of lessons with a "mixed", in many senses, group of fourth graders. Can the use of prior experience, and the knowledge associated with that experience, make probability a concept that is…
Descriptors: Probability, Grade 4, Mathematics Instruction, Prior Learning

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