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http://dx.doi.org/10.7468/jksmec.2018.21.2.131

Aspects of Understandings on Statistical Variability across Varying Degrees of Task Structuring  

Han, Chaereen (Seoul Singok Elementary School)
Lee, Kyungwon (Graduate School of Department of Mathematics Education, Seoul National University)
Kim, Doyen (Graduate School of Department of Mathematics Education, Seoul National University)
Bae, Mi Seon (Seoul Global Highschool)
Kwon, Oh Nam (Department of Mathematics Education, Seoul National University)
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Education of Primary School Mathematics / v.21, no.2, 2018 , pp. 131-150 More about this Journal
Abstract
The structure of a mathematics task shapes the aspects of learning of those who solve the task. This study explores the process of understandings on the statistical variability of primary school students. Students were given two problems with different degrees of structuring - a well-structured problem (WSP) and an ill-structured problem (ISP) - and discussed in a group to solve each task. The highest level of development achieved in both cases appeared to be similar. However, when given the ISP, students dynamically proposed ideas and justified the conclusion based on their hypothesis. Furthermore, all students actively participated in solving the ISP until the end whereas some students were marginalized while solving the WSP. This discrepancy results from the difference in the degrees of task structuring.
Keywords
Task structuring; Ill-structured problem; Statistical variability;
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