Statistics Teachers' Day 2007

Heuristics, Fallacies and Other Cool Stuff

Jason Florence, Otahuhu College

This workshop introduces heuristic probability, fallacies and potential student misconceptions about probability. Included is an eight-lesson module that you can use with your Year 9 class, including teacher notes, student worksheet, formative and summative assessments and PowerPoint presentation.

Curriculum Level: 5

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