Enhancing the Teaching and Learning of Early
Statistical Reasoning in European Schools

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SCENARIOS

The consortium team has developed a number of scenarios that could be used in elementary and/or middle school statistics classrooms. You could, if you so wish, adopt some of these scenarios and use them in your own classroom:

 

Title of Scenario

Statistical Content

Process Component

Grade Level

I learn about my class. I present myself (Activity 1, Scenario 2)

 

Greek

Spanish

English

 

Variable

Frequency

Graphs

Collect data

Analyse data

Interpret results

Level A (Primary School; Grades 1-2)

Changes in space and time (Activity 2, Scenario 2)

 

Greek

Spanish

English

 

Variable

Relative frequency

Variability in space and time

Formulate questions

Collect data

Analyse data

Level A(Primary School; Grades 3-4)

Collection and treatment of data-information (Activity 3, Scenario 2)

 

Greek

Spanish

English

 

 

Collect data

Level A (Upper Primary School; Grades 5-6)

Collection and treatment of data-information (Activity 4, Scenario 2)

Greek

Spanish

English

 

Graphical representations

Tables

Interpret results: evaluate, categorize thematic, comment and present their conclusions and the processed information

Level A (Upper Primary School; Grades 5-6)

How heavy is your school backpack? (Scenario 5)

 

Greek

Spanish

English

 

Questionnaires

Sample Population

Formulate question

Collect data

Levels A and B (Primary School and Middle School)

Television (Scenario 1)

 

Greek

Spanish

English

 

Variable

Frequency

Media

Graph

Collect data

Analyse data

Interpret results

Levels A and B (Primary School and Middle School)

Nutrition (Scenario 7)

 

Greek

Spanish

English

 

Population

Random samples

Absolute, cumulative, relative frequency

Probability

Formulate questions

Collect data

Analyse data

Interpret data

Levels A and B (Primary School and Middle School)

Sampling methods and issues (Scenario 3)

 

Greek

Spanish

English

 

Sample

Population

Population Parameters

Formulate questions

Collect Data

Levels B and C (Middle School and High School)

Sample Surveys (Scenario 4)

 

Greek

Spanish

English

 

Sample

Population

Formulate questions

Collect Data

Levels B and C (Middle School and High School)

How do your fellow students spend their leisure time? (Scenario 9)

 

Greek

Spanish

English

 

Surveys

Population

Sample

Formulate questions

Collect data

Levels B and C (Middle School and High School

Can I guess which language my friend is speaking by only counting the vowels? (Scenario 6)

 

Greek

Spanish

English

 

Phenomenal Population

Sample

Variable

Frequency: absolute, cumulative and relative

Polygonal

Probability

Collect data

Analyse data

Interpret data

Nature of variability

Levels B and C (Middle School and High School)

Numbers:Sniper Zero (Scenario 8)

 

Greek

Spanish

English

 

Variability

Sample

Frequency

Graph

Process of statistical investigation

Formulate question

Collect data

Analyse data

Interpret results

Nature of variability

Levels B and C (Middle School and High School)

 

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