Multiple representations as tools for discovering pattern and variability – Insights into the dynamics of learning processes

Susanne Schnell () and Susanne Prediger ()
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Susanne Schnell: TU Dortmund University, Institute for Development and Research in Mathematics Education
Susanne Prediger: TU Dortmund University, Institute for Development and Research in Mathematics Education

Chapter Chapter 14 in Mit Werkzeugen Mathematik und Stochastik lernen – Using Tools for Learning Mathematics and Statistics, 2014, pp 179-192 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Dealing with multiple representations is an important learning goal, but also a tool for fostering teaching and learning. It has mostly been explored for algebra and statistics. In this article, we explore how relating different representations can also be used as a tool to foster learning about phenomena of randomness, here concretely for discovering pattern and variability in the context of the empirical law of large numbers. Our case study shows that the process of connecting different representations is quite complex for students and does not establish itself, but helps to foster deep conceptual insights into the duality of pattern and variability.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-03104-6_14

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