Unders and Overs: Using a Dice Game to Illustrate Basic Probability Concepts

被引:1
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作者
McPherson, Sandra Hanson [1 ]
机构
[1] Millersville Univ Pennsylvania, Millersville, PA 17551 USA
关键词
teaching statistics; active learning; probability;
D O I
10.1111/test.12033
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
In this paper, the dice game Unders and Overs is described and presented as an active learning exercise to introduce basic probability concepts. The implementation of the exercise is outlined and the resulting presentation of various probability concepts are described.
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页码:18 / 22
页数:5
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