Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
- Volume 15 Issue 3
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- Pages.523-529
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- 2004
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- 1598-9402(pISSN)
Comparisons of Probability and Statistics Education in Mathematics Textbooks in Korea High School
- Lee, Sang-Bock (Dept. of Information & Statistics, Catholic University of Daegu)
- Published : 2004.08.31
Abstract
In Korea, mathematics education has been changed according to the 7th national mathematics curriculum renovated by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development announcement in 1997. The education of probability and Statistics has been carried out as a part of this curriculum. We analyze and compare 3 kinds of mathematics textbooks for 10-12 grade students. Descriptions of random variable, sample variance and sample standard deviation, distribution of sample mean, and etc. which are on some textbooks, are misleaded in school education. We suggest the unbiased estimator of sample variance in textbooks and distributions of sample means with normal population assumption.
Keywords
- Distribution of sample mean;
- Mathematics 1;
- Practical mathematics;
- Probability and statistics;
- Teaching and learning