Chance and data

Potential Learning Issues

Diagnosis of issues

How to address Issues in

the classroom

Learners might mistakenly

use chance terms to explain
possible outcomes

Chance language can Create a word wall at the

be misunderstood due front of the classroom which
children developing
addresses likelihood words
perceptions based on
subjective reasoning
including children's
own preferences and
illogical thoughts
instead of quantitative
reasoning
development (Booker
et al, 2010).

Learners might describe an

event as more likely or
unlikely than others when
they have equal chance of
occurring.

Learners may
incorrectly view the
variations in chance
events when doing
chance investigations
(Booker et al, 2010)

Use real life events to

compare likely, unlikely,
possible and impossible to
emphasise to learners the
difference in chance events.

Learners can misinterpret

luck and odds as being
necessary in chance events.

Learners can convey

verbally and with
written evidence their
fallacies regarding
luck and odds for
success (Booker et al,
2010).

Provide learners with real

life events and questions to
allow learners to challenge
their reasoning and
understanding of chance
and probability.