Improving students' attitudes to chance with games and activities
Abstract
Two combined Year 7 classes in a Queensland primary school participated in a unit of chance lessons involving six games and activities over a period of two weeks. Evidence was found for significant short-term improvements in students' enjoyment and motivation relating to chance, decreases in anxiety about chance, and improvements in students' perceptions about the usefulness of learning about chance.
Journal Title
Australian Mathematics Teacher
Volume
65
Issue
3
Publisher URI
Copyright Statement
© 2009 Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
Subject
Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy
Mathematical Sciences
Education