 Teacher Review (Based on classroom experience)Reviewer: WandaB, Aug 23 2004 09:55:10:250PM |
Classroom use in Courses and Topics: Math 7: Data analysis |
Duration of classroom use: One Week |
What did students learn? Students were able to visualize their data using a box and whisker plot but will needed additional practice analyzing the data. In my graduate class this summer, we even used this particular tool to visualize and analyze data. |
What did students do with the resource? checked their answers on the additional practice provided on the lesson page. |
How hard was it for students to use? Very Easy |
Other classroom comments: The tool is easy to enter your own data or copy from another source on the computer. Creating the plot was extremely simple. |
Appropriate for: practice of skills and understandings |
Other Comments: Students are able to practice creating box and whisker plot but need additional helping in interpreting the data. |
What math does one need to know to use the resource? understanding of quartiles, extremes, median |
What hardware expertise does one need to learn to use the resource? none |
What extra things must be done to make it work? class activity with sticky notes prior to introduce the concept. |
How hard was it for you to learn? Very Easy |
Explanation: The tool and lesson are classroom ready. |
Ability to meet my goals: Effective |
Recommended for: Math 7: Data analysis |
Tool: Box Plot Review