Investigating probability concepts of secondary pre-service teachers in a game context
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Export citationDayal, H. C., & Sharma, S. (2020). Investigating probability concepts of secondary pre-service teachers in a game context. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 45(5), 91–109. https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2020v45n5.6
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Abstract
There is a rich literature on students' and teachers' intuitions and misconceptions about probability. However, less attention has been paid to the development of pre-service teachers' probabilistic thinking in teacher education. Based on this, the second author developed a lesson sequence for teaching probability. In particular, it demonstrates how a game context can be used to explore the relationship between experimental and theoretical probabilities in a collaborative learning setting. The lesson sequence integrates concepts and processes related to probability and is grounded in socio-cultural theory. We trialed the sequence with secondary pre-service teachers. This paper focuses on their understanding of the probability concepts embedded in the sequence. Video and audio data indicates that while teachers used a range of strategies and data displays to explain the ideas integrated in the lessons, some reverted to equiprobability bias. The findings also reveal that pre-service teachers can modify their thinking when engaged in rich teaching and learning tasks.
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Edith Cowan University
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This article is published in the Australian Journal of Teacher Education. Used with permission.
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