ERIC Number: ED625543
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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Attending to Students' Reasoning about Probability Concepts for Building Statistical Literacy
Sanei, Hamid; Lee, Hollylynne
Grantee Submission, Paper presented at the Satellite Conference of the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE) (Online, Aug-Sep, 2021)
This paper investigates two specific probabilistic biases which middle graders usually exhibit when reasoning about probability and randomness on assessment items. We discuss how students' reasoning about key probability concepts undergirds statistics literacy related to randomness, independence, and the likelihood of future events based on past results. We examine factors evoking misconceptions and students' (in)consistency in exhibiting them. Findings indicate that misconceptions can be evoked based on three types of factors including (1) students' particular understandings of probability and randomness, (2) general item characteristics, and (3) aspects of probability in items. Moreover, possession of a specific misconception will most likely result in exhibiting the bias again on other occasions including the same evoking factors (consistency). [This paper was published in: "Proceedings of the Satellite Conference of the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE): Statistics Education in the Era of Data Science," edited by R. Helenius and E. Falck, International Association for Statistical Education, 2021, pp. 1-6.]
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Grade 8
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A170441