Engaging in Probabilistic Thinking through Play

Author: Ceire Monahan1, Mika Munakata,1, and Ashwin Vaidya1
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  • 1 Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
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Volume 113: Issue 9
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e18–e23
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2019.0198
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Students explore probability in an open‐ended environment by participating in two activities that employ Monte Carlo simulations.

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© 2020 by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.
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6
Article Category:
Research Article
Print Publication Date:
01 Sep 2020
Online Publication Date:
Sep 2020
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