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Learning Progression Goals for our unit on: Probability!

By d_mo

  • Goal #1

    • Describing probabilities in qualitative terms• Reading data from a table and doing calculations
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    Probability

  • Goal #2

    • Learning appropriate vocabulary and reading data on a larger scale (long-run experiments)

  • Goal #3

    • Using diagrams & tables to make conclusions about data• Acquiring the skill to think about all possible outcomes of an investigation• Ceasing ‘equiprobability’ misconception

  • Goal #4

    • Using appropriate vocabulary to write conclusive sentences • Understanding the difference between theoretical and experimental probabilities• Ceasing ‘representative approach’ misconception

  • Goal #5

    • Using more than one method for calculating probabilities• Applying learning to real-life scenarios (carnival games, box of chocolates)• Making conclusions about their learning style and preferred method of calculating probability