Concepts and properties of probability in primary schoolSpanish textbooks
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https://doi.org/10.35763/aiem.v1i5.63Keywords:
statistical literacy, literacy probabilistic randomness, variability, uncertaintyAbstract
This article discusses the presentation of concepts and properties associated with four meanings of probability in two series of Spanish primary school textbooks. We used a qualitative methodology based on identifying and describing how each concept and property is showed in the selected textbooks. The results show that basic concepts of the four meanings, and their main properties, are introduced. Both publishers develop intuitive meaning at all levels and the classical meaning in the last two, the mention of the subjective meaning is tangential in the last two cycles. A big difference between the two series of textbooks is about treatment frequency meaning, one series only presents concepts and properties from the statistical viewpoint, while the other, in addition to these, develops probabilistic viewpoint. Differences in the shape and depth of addressing these issues in the textbooks analyzed highlight the importance of teachers to select and use them in teaching.
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