Quantitative Literacy - Interpreting Data We are collecting data all the time with various kinds of worksheets and forms...but to what end? Ultimately we collect data in order to make BETTER decisions...our subjective observations are often not accurate and if we make decisions based on this inaccurate data, we will not make good decisions! Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this lesson's material, students will be able
Teaching In this assignment you are going to be analyzing two sets of data that were collected in a classroom. This replicates what you may be doing in your work. The point of data collection is to assist you in the decision making process for interventions. Given the data in this assignment you will be asked to describe the data using basic descriptive statistics (average and percentages) and to make some curriculum decisions using that data. Once we decide on an intervention (a new lesson plan or approach) we need to measure if it was effective or not. Assessment Mrs. Amazing completes the following class checklist at the beginning of the year: Numeral Recognition: The chart represents which numerals each child recognized. Quantitative Quiz A
After a few months, and using your wonderful ideas, Mrs. Amazing reassesses her students. Here are the new results: Quantitative Quiz B
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