Students’ Conceptions About Probability and Accuracy

Nemirovsky, Ignacio; Giuliano, Mónica; Pérez, Silvia N.; Concari, Sonia Beatriz; Sacerdoti, Aldo; Alvarez, Marcelo Alejandro

doi:10.54870/1551-3440.1132

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“…They are constructs that we use to understand the pattern of our experience. (Biarholomew quoted in Graham, 2006, p. 194) Researchers agree that it is important that students come to university with the necessary level of understanding of concepts related to uncertainty and randomness (Nemirovsky et al, 2009). However, the importance of stochastic thinking is not always sufficiently appreciated.…”

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Secondary and university students' understanding of independence and conditional probability

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2023

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The primary objective of the study was to investigate the perceptions of Czech secondary and university students regarding independence in tasks involving multiple repetitions of random events and their understanding of conditional probability. The study employed a sample of 43 students, ranging in age from 15 to 23, who engaged in think-aloud interviews. The selection of eight tasks was based on existing literature.A qualitative analysis of the interview transcripts established that students encountered difficulties comprehending the concepts of independence and conditional probability, irrespective of whether they had previously undertaken a university course on probability. Notably, certain misconceptions about independence only surfaced in more challenging tasks, wherein students relied more on their intuition than their acquired knowledge. The misconceptions primarily manifested when describing the random space. The research findings have significant educational implications, which are discussed.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Secondary and university students' understanding of independence and conditional probability

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2023

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Students’ Conceptions About Probability and Accuracy

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Secondary and university students' understanding of independence and conditional probability

Secondary and university students' understanding of independence and conditional probability

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