23
Tally Charts,Frequency Tables and Questioning Mr. Clark Math 6 Palmer MS Friday, August 19, 11
Tally Charts,Frequency Tables and Questioning
Mr. ClarkMath 6Palmer MS
Friday, August 19, 11
DefineA frequency table tells the number of times an event, category, or group occurs.
Grouped: sorted by categories or intervals
Ungrouped: random
Friday, August 19, 11
Frequency Tables
!
!
Friday, August 19, 11
Reading MathFor Tally Charts, a group of four tally marks with a line through it means five
Example: llll = 5 llll llll = 10
Friday, August 19, 11
Asking QuestionsThe secret to good data is to ask good questions.
Costa’s 3 levels of questions
Friday, August 19, 11
Asking QuestionsThe secret to good data is to ask good questions.
Costa’s 3 levels of questions
Friday, August 19, 11
Asking QuestionsThe secret to good data is to ask good questions.
Costa’s 3 levels of questions
Level One Level Two Level Three
DefineDescribeIdentify
ListName
ObserveReciteScan
AnalyzeCompareContrastGroupInfer
SequenceSynthesize
ApplyEvaluate
HypothesizeImagineJudgePredict
Speculate
Friday, August 19, 11
Asking QuestionsThe secret to good data is to ask good questions.
Costa’s 3 levels of questions
Level One Level Two Level Three
DefineDescribeIdentify
ListName
ObserveReciteScan
AnalyzeCompareContrastGroupInfer
SequenceSynthesize
ApplyEvaluate
HypothesizeImagineJudgePredict
Speculate
Friday, August 19, 11
Let’s PracticeLevel One
Friday, August 19, 11
Let’s PracticeLevel One
Create two Level One questions.
Friday, August 19, 11
Let’s PracticeLevel One
Create two Level One questions.
The first one should be a question for numerical data.
Friday, August 19, 11
Let’s PracticeLevel One
Create two Level One questions.
The first one should be a question for numerical data.
The second question should be for categorical data.
Friday, August 19, 11
Let’s PracticeLevel One
Create two Level One questions.
The first one should be a question for numerical data.
The second question should be for categorical data.
The questions should be aimed towards the typical sixth grader.
Friday, August 19, 11
Let’s PracticeLevel Two
Friday, August 19, 11
Let’s PracticeLevel Two
Now that you have two Level One questions, trade them with someone in your group.
Friday, August 19, 11
Let’s PracticeLevel Two
Now that you have two Level One questions, trade them with someone in your group.
Once you have two new questions, check to see if you have one numerical and one categorical.
Friday, August 19, 11
Let’s PracticeLevel Two
Now that you have two Level One questions, trade them with someone in your group.
Once you have two new questions, check to see if you have one numerical and one categorical.
Now write a Level Two question that goes with the Level One question that you have.
Friday, August 19, 11
Let’s PracticeLevel Three
Friday, August 19, 11
Let’s PracticeLevel Three
After you have finished writing your Level Two question, trade again with a new partner.
Friday, August 19, 11
Let’s PracticeLevel Three
After you have finished writing your Level Two question, trade again with a new partner.
Read the Level One and Level Two questions you now have.
Friday, August 19, 11
Let’s PracticeLevel Three
After you have finished writing your Level Two question, trade again with a new partner.
Read the Level One and Level Two questions you now have.
Write a new Level Three Question that goes with the Level One and Level Two questions.
Friday, August 19, 11
Let’s PracticeLevel Three
After you have finished writing your Level Two question, trade again with a new partner.
Read the Level One and Level Two questions you now have.
Write a new Level Three Question that goes with the Level One and Level Two questions.
One you have written the Level Three Question, return it to the original owner.
Friday, August 19, 11
Homework
Survey ten (10) students before class tomorrow and create a Frequency Table to show your results.
Friday, August 19, 11
