IEJME, Volume 4, Number 3, October 2009

	International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education Special issue on “Research and Developments in Probability Education” Guest Editors: Manfred Borovcnik & Ramesh Kapadia Volume 4, Number 3, October 2009
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Contents and Abstracts [English in Pdf] [Spanish in Pdf] [German in Pdf]		(i-xiv)

1. Introduction

Research and Developments in Probability Education Manfred Borovcnik & Ramesh Kapadia [Abstract in Pdf ] [Full Text in Pdf]		(111-130)

2. Conditional Probability And Bayes’ Theorem

University Students’ Knowledge and Biases in Conditional Probability Reasoning Carmen Díaz & Carmen Batanero [Abstract in Pdf] [Full Text in Pdf] [Annex in Pdf]		(131-162)

On Conditional Probability Problem Solving Research – Structures and Contexts M. Pedro Huerta [Abstract in Pdf] [Full Text in Pdf] [Annex in Pdf]		(163-194)

3. The School Perspective: Pre- And Misconceptions

A Student’s Synthesis of Tacit and Mathematical Knowledge as a Researcher’s Lens on Bridging Learning Theory Dor Abrahamson [Abstract in Pdf] [Full Text in Pdf] [Annex in Pdf]		(195-226)

Hands-On Activities for Fourth Graders: A Tool Box for Decision-Making and Reckoning with Risk Laura Martignon & Stefan Krauss [Abstract in Pdf] [Full Text in Pdf]		(227-258)

Recency Effects in Primary-Age Children and College Students Francesca Chiesi & Caterina Primi [Abstract in Pdf] [Full Text in Pdf] [Annex in Pdf]		(259-274)

4. The Teachers’ Perspective: Pre- And In-Service Courses

A Practical Approach to Probability in the Context of a Science Fair Hugo M. Hernández Trevethan, Verônica Y. Kataoka, & M. da Silva Oliveira [Abstract in Pdf] [Full Text in Pdf] [Annex in Pdf]		(275-290)

Parallel Discussion of Classical and Bayesian Ways as an Introduction to Statistical Inference Ödön Vancsó [Abstract in Pdf] [Full Text in Pdf] [Annex in Pdf]		(291-322)

5. Impact of Technology

Shaping the Experience of Young and Naïve Probabilists Dave Pratt & Ramesh Kapadia [Abstract in Pdf] [Full Text in Pdf]		(323-338)

Building a Connection between Experimental and Theoretical Aspects of Probability Seth Ireland & Jane Watson [Abstract in Pdf] [Full Text in Pdf] [Annex in Pdf]		(339-370)

6. Epilogue

Chance Encounters – 20 Years Later Fundamental Ideas in Teaching Probability at School Level Ramesh Kapadia [Abstract in Pdf] [Full Text in Pdf]		(371-386)