Probability

Strand: Statistics and Probability (Chance and Uncertainty)
Outcome: 6

Step 4: Assess Student Learning

Guiding Questions

Look back at what you determined as acceptable evidence in Step 2.
What are the most appropriate methods and activities for assessing student learning?
How will I align my assessment strategies with my teaching strategies?

Sample Assessment Tasks

In addition to ongoing assessment throughout the lessons, consider the following sample activities to evaluate the students' learning at key milestones. Suggestions are given for assessing all students as a class or in groups, individual students in need of further evaluation, and individual or groups of students in a variety of contexts.

A. Whole Class/Group Assessment

Note: Performance-based assessment tasks are under development.

Examples of Group Assessment Word Document

B. One-on-One Assessment

Assessment activities can be used with individual students, especially students who may be having difficulty with the outcome.

Examples of One on One Assessment Word Document

C. Applied Learning

Provide opportunities for students to use their understanding of probability in a practical situation and notice whether or not the understanding transfers. For example, have students analyze a probability game for the mathematics fair and decide which option is best to choose because it has the greatest probability of winning.

Example of a probability game:

Place a marker on one of the following numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Roll two dice. Subtract the smaller number from the larger number. If your marker is on the number that shows this difference, you are a winner.

Does the student:

use logical reasoning in determining the sample space for the game?
use theoretical probability in determining the likelihood each number has of winning?
compare the theoretical probabilities of all the possible outcomes in explaining which number would be best to choose to have the greatest likelihood of winning?
create a similar probability game, e.g., adding the two numbers shown on four-sided fair dice, and explain the sum that would have the greatest likelihood of winning?

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