Open-Ended+Assignment


 * __ Measures of Central Tendency __**

I am currently in the Statistic Unit. In this unit, students are learning about organizing (through different types of graph) and interpreting data, probability and the measures of central tendency. We have covered the chapter on measures of central tendency and the chapter on representing /organizing data. The measures of central tendancy are mean, median and mode. My students are familiar with this topic because they were introduced to this in elementary school and in middle school. So instead of teaching a lesson and then giving my students a bunch of problems, I decided to still teach a review lesson and have my students do a few practice problems. To reinforce their understanding, I assigned a group project (only 2 students in a group). Since, we go to the library or computer lab every other Wednesday, I decided to use that time in library as time to start their assignment. I assigned them a mini webquest; students were supposed to look up the monthly/yearly weather summary for two countries. Then, record the average high and low temperature for each month. The data must be represented as a table and graph. Lastly, my students were supposed to analyze the data. They had one week to complete that assignment. I gave them three websites to get help from, www.weather.com, www.weatherbase.com and www.worldclimate.com. The area where students were a bit confused with was how they were to analyze the data. So I had to provide examples for what would be an appropriate analysis. Next year, I think I will need to add other criteria to my rubric. Below is my rubric for the short-term assignment.

errors. || The final body of work had 1 error related to grammar, spelling, and mathematical errors. || The final body of work had 3-5 grammar, spelling, and mathematical errors. || The final body of work had major grammar, spelling, and mathematical errors ||  ||
 * || ** 4 ** || ** 3 ** || ** 2 ** || ** 1 ** || ** Points ** ||
 * ** Teamwork ** || It is evident that a mutual effort and cohesive unit created the final product. || The team worked well together, but could have utilized each other's skills to a better degree. || The team had problems working together. Little collaboration occurred. || The final product is not the result of a collaborative effort. The group showed no evidence of collaboration. ||   ||
 * ** Grammar, Spelling and Mathematics ** || The final body of work was free of grammar, spelling, and mathematical
 * ** Presentation/Originality ** || Cover/title page included. Information is labeled and organized clearly and neatly. Final product is visually appealing. ||   || Cover/title page not included. Information is not clearly organized, there is some difficulty following information. ||   ||   ||
 * ** Task ** || All areas of the task were addressed and handled with a high degree of sophistication. The plan followed by the team demonstrated a great deal of thought. || At least one area of the task **was not** addressed. The plan followed by the team demonstrated a great deal of thought. || At least two areas of the task **were not** addressed. The plan followed by the team demonstrated a moderate level of thought. || The task is incomplete and/or it is apparent that little effort went into the development of the task. ||   ||