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The place of probability in the teaching of mathematics is currently growing and makes greater use of technology. Like in many other domains, calculators and computers have become very useful and necessary tools in that domain, and indeed, they are widely used in teaching. This chapter is a survey of how these tools are used to solve probability problems in French middle and high school. These tools are perhaps neither as transparent nor as easy to use as may first appear and may pose didactical problems. After describing the current French context (didactical frameworks, curricula and official resources), a study of the problems most commonly given in classrooms, and the associated tasks to be performed by students, is undertaken through an analysis of official documents and textbooks, two of the resources most used by teachers. |
