Students' probabilistic thinking revealed: The case of coin tosses

Laurie Rubel

Students' probabilistic thinking revealed: The case of coin tosses

Laurie Rubel

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Abstract

This article reports on a subset of a larger study that addresses students' probabilistic thinking; the focus here is on students' thinking to three tasks involving coins. As well there are also highlights of the associated interview dialogues between the teacher-researcher and the students.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Thinking and reasoning with data and chance, 68th Yearbook of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Editors	G. Burrill, P. Elliott
Publisher	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Pages	49-60
ISBN (Print)	9780873535885
State	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes

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Students' probabilistic thinking revealed: The case of coin tosses. / Rubel, Laurie.
Thinking and reasoning with data and chance, 68th Yearbook of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. ed. / G. Burrill; P. Elliott. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2006. p. 49-60.

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Students' probabilistic thinking revealed: The case of coin tosses

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