SUPPORTING STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF PROBABILITY THROUGH MODELING CHANCE EVENTS

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2012-01-01

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Kazak, Sibel

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This paper describes how seventh grade students use the new modeling features of TinkerPlots software to build a model of typical chance events and make connections between theoretical probability and empirical probability. Similar to the findings in the literature, students initially tend to make predictions about probabilities based on small samples. Understanding of the law of large numbers does not seem to be an intuitive idea. However, dynamic and visual aspects of the software help students develop these ideas informally.

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Probability, middle school students, TinkerPlots, simulation, modeling

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/100329

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4th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN)

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Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Conference / Seminar

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S. Kazak, “SUPPORTING STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING OF PROBABILITY THROUGH MODELING CHANCE EVENTS,” presented at the 4th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN), Barcelona, İspanya, 2012, Accessed: 00, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/100329.