The use of a training game in the teaching of the concepts of mean and variance

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  • José Marcos Lopes Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14244/19827199775

Abstract

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14244/19827199775

In the present study, we describe a classroom teaching experience with a dice game to reinforce the learning of the concepts of mean and variance. The game is an original proposal and uses these two important concepts of Descriptive Statistics. We have also formulated some problems involving game situations. The solutions of these problems, obtained by the students, are intended to reinforce the mathematics concepts present in the definitions of mean and variance. Based on the reports of the students and teachers that applied the dice game, we believe that the activity contributed for the learning of the concepts of means and variance by the students. Therefore, we hope that the didactics sequence presented herein can help high school teachers in their work with these concepts.

Keywords: Teaching statistics, Games, Problem solving.

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Author Biography

José Marcos Lopes, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"

Licenciado em Matemática pela Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" - IBILCE/UNESP - São José do Rio Preto, mestre em Ciências de Computação e Estatística pelo Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas de São Carlos - ICMSC/USP - São Carlos, doutor em Teoria do Controle e Estatística pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro - PUC/RJ. Atualmente é professor Livre Docente da Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Campus de Ilha Solteira. jmlopes@mat.feis.unesp.br

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Published

2014-08-20

How to Cite

LOPES, José Marcos. The use of a training game in the teaching of the concepts of mean and variance. Electronic Journal of Education, [S. l.], v. 8, n. 2, p. 345–362, 2014. DOI: 10.14244/19827199775. Disponível em: https://reveduc.ufscar.br/index.php/reveduc/article/view/775. Acesso em: 4 dec. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Experience reports

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