mathematics in pre-service teacher education and the quality of learning: the monty hall problem
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The authors are members of the research project “Promoting success in mathematics” (PTDC/CPE-CED/121774/2010), funded
by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, the Portuguese national funding agency for science, research and technology.
Mathematics in Pre-service Teacher Education and the quality of learning: The Monty Hall problem
Fernando Luís SantosPiaget Institute, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, UIED
António DomingosUniversidade Nova de Lisboa, UIED
Theoretical framing
Eddie Gray and David Tall
Advanced mathematical thinking, procept, proceptual divide
Theoretical framing
John Biggs and Kevin Collis
SOLO (Structure of the Observed Learning Outcome) taxonomy
In a TV contest, a contestant chooses one of three doors; behind one of the doors there is a prize and behind the other two there is nothing. After the
competitor choose a door, the host opens one of the other and reveals that there is no prize. The host then asks the competitor's choice whether to keep or
want to switch. It is advantageous, in statistical terms, to switch or keep?
Two students (Raquel and Mariana)
Raquel from Business, Mariana from Education
Both correct answers
Two different kinds of answers
data
Raquel (Business student)
For her the problem is solved.
First outcome (decision tree) evaluated as possibly relational.
Second outcome (algorithm) evaluated as multi-structural.
Mariana (Education student)
=INT(RAND()*3)+1
On the two first cells, generates a random number from 1 to 3.Doors that the contestant could choose.
=IF(C4=B4;IF(B4=1;IF(RAND()<0,5;2;3);IF(B4=3;IF(RAND()<0,5;1;2);IF(RAND()<0,5;1;3)));IF(C4=1;IF(B4
=2;3;2);IF(C4=2;IF(B4=1;3;1);IF(B4=2;1;2))))
Generates one of three numbers avoiding the numbers on the firsts two cells, it's the door that the host will open.
=IF(D4=1;IF(C4=2;3;2);IF(D4=2;IF(C4=1;3;1);IF(C4=1;2;1)))
=IF(E4=B4;1;0)
Check for victory. 1 win, 0 lose.
Mariana (Education student)
This empirical experiment allow her to simulate the outcome.
This outcome was evaluated as relational close related to
extended abstract.
Final remarks
Evidences of proceptual divide: Raquel clearly with a procedural thinking taking refuge on algorithms and Mariana proceptual thinking with some meaningful combinations of procepts.
The model of analysis used to characterize the outcomes appears to work in identifying the different outcomes.
The authors are members of the research project “Promoting success in mathematics” (PTDC/CPE-CED/121774/2010), funded
by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, the Portuguese national funding agency for science, research and technology.
Mathematics in Pre-service Teacher Education and the quality of learning: The Monty Hall problem
Fernando Luís SantosPiaget Institute, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, UIED
António DomingosUniversidade Nova de Lisboa, UIED