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Mathematics: Statistics
Level indicator: Level 1 - Sort objects or whole number data and group these appropriately Level 2 - Present category and whole number data appropriately Level 3 - Present discrete data appropriately Level 4 - Preseant a wide range of statistical data appropriately Level 5 - Present comparative data in a variety of ways

Data display

Sort objects or whole-number data and group these appropriately

 Statistics data display progression
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What the work shows

The task

The teacher gave the students a set of pictures of objects and asked, "Which type of object do we have the most of?"

Images of student problem solving process

Beth's work shows that she is able to:

  • sort objects into appropriate groups
  • describe and compare groups. In Beth's opinion, the largest group is "the one with wheels".

Images of student problem solving process

George's work shows that he is able to:

  • sort objects into appropriate groups
  • describe and compare groups: "Balls are the biggest group."

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