Online Curriculum Resource Binder
for Math ADEPT'S
Math 503: Data Analysis
Dr. Barbara Wainwright
Course Highlights:
Key Elements:
Summarizing data: Numerically and Graphically
Reading & interpreting graphs
Statistical Reasoning
Weekly assignments
Group work/experimentation
Technology: Second half of class meeting is held in computer lab; statistical
software and graphical calculators used.
Assignments/Pedagogical Focus
Pre/Post assessment
Final Course Portfolio
Revised lesson plan/Oral presentation
Group project/ Group oral presentation: teachers collect data to answer a statistical question of interest involving their students or colleagues.
Content Focus
Collection & summarization of data
Graphical interpretation of data
Understanding variation
Theoretical vs. Empirical probability: comparison through experimentation
Estimation
Decision making/ Hypothesis testing
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