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http://dx.doi.org/10.14477/jhm.2019.32.3.135

Teaching and Learning of Continuous Functions and Continuous Random Variables  

Yun, Yongsik (Dept. of Math, Jeju National Univ.)
Lee, Kwangsang (Dept. of Edu Evaluation, KICE.)
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Journal for History of Mathematics / v.32, no.3, 2019 , pp. 135-155 More about this Journal
Abstract
One of the reasons students have difficulty in studying probability is that they do not understand the meaning of mathematical terms precisely. One such term is a continuous random variable. Students tend not to think of the accurate definition of continuous random variables but to understand the definition of continuity of functions and the meaning of continuity in probability as equal. In this study, we try to explore the degree of pre-service teachers' understanding on the concept of continuation of functions and continuous random variables. To do this, the questionnaire items related to continuous random variables and continuity of functions were developed by experts and examined by pre-service teachers. Based on this, we make suggestions on implications for teaching and learning about continuous random variables.
Keywords
probability; continuity of function; continuous random variable;
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