The Evolution with Age of Probabilistic, Intuitively Based Misconceptions.

Fischbein, Efraim; Schnarch, Ditza

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ERIC Number: EJ536676

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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The Evolution with Age of Probabilistic, Intuitively Based Misconceptions.

Fischbein, Efraim; Schnarch, Ditza

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v28 n1 p96-105 Jan 1997

Describes a study that investigated probabilistic intuitions held by students (N=98) from grade 7 through college through the use of a questionnaire. Of the misconceptions that were investigated, availability was the only one that was stable across age groups. Contains 20 references. (DDR)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Formal Operations, Intuition, Mathematics, Misconceptions, Probability, Problem Solving, Questionnaires

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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