What Are the Chances of Your Students Knowing Probability?.

Carpenter, Thomas P.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1981-May

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What Are the Chances of Your Students Knowing Probability?

Carpenter, Thomas P.; And Others

Mathematics Teacher, v74 n5 p342-44 May 1981

Results of the second mathematics assessment of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are analyzed with regard to the performance of 13- and 17-year-olds on probability exercises. The results suggest that this area has been neglected in mathematics instruction. (MP)

Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Probability, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Test Results, Testing

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress

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