Sampling.

Akers, Joan; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ361592

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1987

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Sampling.

Akers, Joan; And Others

Journal of Mathematical Behavior, v6 n2 p149-56 Aug 1987

Described is a unit, SAMPLING, which focuses on developing student understanding of probability and data collection for junior high school students. Activities in SAMPLING incorporate physical materials, simple computer simulations, surveys of subjective data, computer simulations of complex situations, and a culminating activity requiring the students to synthesize and make generalizations. (RH)

Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Data Collection, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Probability, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Units of Study

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers

Language: English

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