Combinatorial and Proportional Task: Looking for Intuitive Strategies in Primary Education

The development of probabilistic thinking at school requires enhancing combinatorial and proportional reasoning. For this reason, 190 sixth-grade elementary school students (11–12-year-old), without previous instruction in the topic, solve a task consisting of five questions that address both types...

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Main Authors: Maria Ricart, Assumpta Estrada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Mathematics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/10/8/1340