Navigating through Probability in Grades 9-12
J. Michael Shaughnessy, Gloria Barrett, Rick Billstein, Henry A. Kramendonk, Roxy Peck
This book assists high school teachers in honing their students' thinking by introducing them to two approaches to probability. The first approach, which interprets probability as relative frequency over the long run, uses actual or simulated data from many experiments to arrive at empirical probabilities. The second approach analyses outcomes abstractly to arrive at theoretical probabilities. Both approaches are explored in real-world contexts, with activities that let students consider such things as the likelihood that a smoke detector will sound in a school cafeteria, a jury will consist almost entirely of men (or women), or a basketball player will make a successful shot from the free-throw line.
Supplemental CD-ROM features interactive electronic activities, master copies of activity pages for students, and additional readings for teachers.
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ISBN-10: 0-87353-525-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-87353-525-0
Year Levels: 9 - 12
Publisher:
NCTM (USA)
Page Count:
131
Cover type: Soft cover
Publication date: 2001
Product number:
NCT1135
Platform: Windows, Macintosh
Keywords: CD-ROM, Chance and data, Classroom material, Instructional method, Professional learning/teacher education, Technology
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