METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING STOCHASTICS IN AN APPLIED CONTEXT TO UPPER-GRADE STUDENTS

Abstract

The article examines the role of science and education in contemporary society and their impact on all aspects of human life. In particular, the importance of stochastic knowledge in the school mathematics curriculum for developing students’ functional literacy is highlighted. The article demonstrates the worldview, applied, and interdisciplinary significance of teaching elements of stochastics. It describes the features of teaching probability and statistical knowledge in natural-mathematical and social-humanitarian directions. Additionally, examples of applied problems are provided, and their role in developing students’ practical thinking is substantiated. The study emphasizes the importance of strengthening the applied aspect of teaching stochastics to foster students’ scientific worldview, statistical thinking, and competencies necessary for their future professional activities.