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DATA ANALYSIS TASKS

EDUC W200 Week 9

WHAT ARE DATA ANALYSIS TASKS?

• It’s all about organizing and looking for patterns in data.o Provide students with raw materials

• facts, numbers, words, etc

o Asks them to draw conclusions on their own (based on the data)

o Not limited to numbers – it’s about patterns of all types

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EXAMPLES:

• Kids Science Projects • Statistical Analysis to Rank Baseball Player (Grades 11-12, Math, Statistics)

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MORE EXAMPLES OF ANALYZING DATA• Taking measurements of three different plants over the course of a

month (science)• Looking up the parties of presidential election winners and recording

them for each election year (social studies)• Looking at multiple poems and finding the common meters, themes,

structures (ELA)• Measuring angles and using these measurements to create “rules”

for geometry (math)• Using surveys to compare favorite style of music, favorite instrument,

favorite concept studied in Music Appreciation class across grade levels (Fine Arts)

• Children use the balance scale to compare a variety of small objects and determine which item is heavier and record it on the sheet (early childhood)

• Investigating the number of football related deaths in high schools across the country for the past 30 years to detect trends (Health/Physical Education)

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WHY BOTHER WITH DATA ANALYSIS TASKS?

• Analyzing your real data makes learning more meaningful

• Provides a visual way to view information (Ex: Wordle or InspireData)

• It also teaches problem solving

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TOOLS FOR DATA ANALYSIS TASKS

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TOOLS FOR DATA ANALYSIS

• Numbers, Tables and Graphso InspireDatao Excelo Google

Spreadsheetso Tinkerplots (4th – 8th

grade)o Fathom

• Visualizing verbal datao Wordleo Tagxedoo Excel/Spreadsheetso Visualization Tools

(Mashable)

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TINKERPLOTS (VIDEO)

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WORDLE EXAMPLES

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How can a tool like this be used in the classroom?