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This paper is from Session 2E: Training teachers for statistical education
which comes under Topic 2: Statistics education at the school level             Full topic list


(Monday 3rd, 10:30-12:30)

Analyzing teacher resistance to teaching probability in compulsory education


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From the beginning of the nineties, the different curricular reforms in Spain have favoured the introduction of probability. However, the reality in the classroom is very different since teachers show resistance to accepting this curricular innovation. To explain this situation, the “Professional Development Teachers” research group in the University of Cadiz carried out research dealing with teachers’ conceptions of probability, the sources of professional knowledge used to teach probability, and the probability content in Spanish textbooks. In this particular paper we will present results form a case study where teachers’ arguments to justify their resistance to introducing probability in Compulsory Secondary Education are analyzed. A theoretical framework related to the knowledge of probability and pedagogical professional knowledge is introduced in order to interpret the teachers’ reasoning and understand the evolution of teachers’ intervention in the teaching and learning process.