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TEACHING PROBABILITY MEANINGFULLY

The probability plays an important role in our daily life since a wide range of different situations appear spontaneously in which it creates us an uncertainty making the probability a useful tool to evaluate the different circumstances and make the correct choice.

 Many teachers use different materials to teach probability such as dices, bags of marbles, wheels, etc. In this way, children can practice many times differently and understand better what probability implies. 

According to some researches of Fischbein has proved that children have the ability to process the information with probabilistic character in a meaningful way. For this reason, it is important to teach probability in Primary Education in which teachers can provide them a wide range of various activities in which they can learn to distinguish uncertainty, make comparisons between their predictions and what it really happens with the purpose of developing their autonomy and individual initiative.

DEFINITION OF PROBABILITY
The probability can be defined as the mathematical measure that expresses how often we expect an event to happen. In other words, it does not ensure that an event is going to happen, but it guides us to learn more about their behaviour. The probability of an event is denoted by the letter P and is expressed in terms of a fraction and not in percentages so the value of P is between 0 and 1. On the other hand, the probability when an event "does not occur" is 1 minus the value of P and is denoted by the letter Q.


DIDACTIC ACTIVITY

Now, I will let you a video which explains how to create a visualised activity in order to practice probability activities. I consider that this type of activity could facilitate young learners to understand better the different probabilities that may happen. Moreover, they can have the opportunity to explore and learn by themselves about asking questions if something could happen or not. The positive of this activity is that teachers can increase the difficulty so it can be adapted for children with a high level of knowledge. 


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