Meanings of proportionality in fair play tasks by secondary school students

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Marta López-Terrez
Universidad de Granada, España
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7179-0536
Verónica Albanese
Universidad de Granada, España
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3176-2468

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This paper analyzes the proportional and meanings of proportionality put into play in the resolution of a fair game task by a group of 62 Spanish students in the second and third year of Compulsory Secondary Education. The methodology is qualitative based on a content analysis of the students' resolutions. Emerging categories are identified according to the common features in the students' practices, as well as the proportional reasoning involved. Among the results, the presence of resolutions that show a fundamentally qualitative meaning of proportionality stands out, which affects the correctness of the resolutions presented. Therefore, it is necessary to deepen and design teaching proposals that encourage proportional reasoning in situations related to probability in secondary education.

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Published: Jul 14, 2025
Issue: Vol. 4 (2025): Revista de Educación Estadística
Section: Avances en investigación en educación estadística y probabilística (Editora Responsable: Dra. Laura Muñiz Rodríguez, Universidad de Oviedo)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/redes.4.1.5
Keywords: Probability, meanings of proportionality, ontosemiotic approach, fair game, Secondary Education

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López-Terrez, M., & Albanese, V. (2025). Meanings of proportionality in fair play tasks by secondary school students. Revista De Educação Estatística, 4, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.29035/redes.4.1.5
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