A Qualitative Research on the Difficulties and Failures about Probability Concepts of High School Students

This research aimed to examine the difficulties and failures of eleventh-grade students regarding probability concepts. With this aim, ten different open-ended probability problems were asked to the 142 eleventh-grade students. Each of these problems requires using different basic probability concep...

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Published inJournal of Educational Issues Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 1 - 19
Main Authors Sezgin Memnun, Dilek, Ozbilen, Omer, Dinc, Emre
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Macrothink Institute 21.02.2019
Subjects
Abstract Reasoning
Difficulty Level
Foreign Countries
Grade 11
Grade 12
High School Students
Mathematical Concepts
Mathematics Instruction
Probability
Problem Solving
Turkey
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Summary:This research aimed to examine the difficulties and failures of eleventh-grade students regarding probability concepts. With this aim, ten different open-ended probability problems were asked to the 142 eleventh-grade students. Each of these problems requires using different basic probability concepts. It is qualitative research, and the data gathered in this study were analyzed using by descriptive analysis method. The findings indicated that many of these students had difficulties in solving probability problems and failed to apply different probability concepts to these problems. Notably, it was stated that many students had difficulties in finding all the probabilities without any missing in these problems. Besides, it is essential to develop reasoning skills since the students usually used trial-and-error method and prediction to solve probability problems.
ISSN:2377-2263
2377-2263
DOI:10.5296/jei.v5i1.14146