Observing Mathematics Teaching Practices to Promote Professional Development: An Analysis of Approaches to Probability

This study aims to analyse the approaches to probability that were carried out by the participants of the teaching practice of Primary Education teachers and, more specifically, their teaching trajectories. To do this we analysed 23 video-recorded classes of all levels, using a previously validated...

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Authors: Vásquez Ortiz, Claudia Alejandra; Alsina, Àngel
Format: Article
Status:Published version
Publication date:2019
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/16840
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/16840
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Probabilitats -- Educació primària
Probabilities -- Study and teaching (Primary)
Probabilitats -- Ensenyament
Probabilities -- Study and teaching
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Teaching
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Summary:This study aims to analyse the approaches to probability that were carried out by the participants of the teaching practice of Primary Education teachers and, more specifically, their teaching trajectories. To do this we analysed 23 video-recorded classes of all levels, using a previously validated instrument. Results show trajectories characterised by a strong presence of intuitive approach at initial levels, in conjunction with a much lower presence of frequency approach and an absence of other approaches. As the level increases, the presence of intuitive approach decreases, being replaced by subjective, frequency and classical ones, with the latter two having the greatest presence in the upper levels. We conclude that results will be useful for strengthening the professional development of Primary Education teachers in relation to the teaching of probability