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Grade 3-8 Mathematics Testing Program Guidance, Pre-March/Post March
 
  Statistics and Probability  
Number

            
 Band       Performance Indicator

Pre- MarchTesting
/Post-March Testing

Collection of Data

Grade 3
3.S.1

Formulate questions about themselves and their surroundings

Post-March

3.S.2

Collect data using observation and surveys, and record appropriately

Post-March

Grade 4
4.S.1 Design investigations to address a question from given data Post-March
4.S.2 Collect data using observations, surveys, and experiments and record appropriately Post-March
Grade 5
5.S.1 Collect and record data from a variety of sources (e.g., newspapers, magazines, polls, charts, and surveys) Pre-March
Grade 6
6.S.1 Develop the concept of sampling when collecting data from a population and decide the best method to collect data for a particular question Post-March
Grade 7
7.S.1 Identify and collect data using a variety of methods Pre-March
Grade 8  NONE
Organization and Display of Data

Grade 3  
3.S.3

Construct a frequency table to represent a collection of data

Pre-March

3.S.4

Identify the parts of pictographs and bar graphs

Pre-March

3.S.5

Display data in pictographs and bar graphs

Pre-March

3.S.6

State the relationships between pictographs and bar graphs

Pre-March

Grade 4  
4.S.3 Represent data using tables, bar graphs, and pictographs Pre-March
Grade 5  
5.S.2 Display data in a line graph to show an increase or decrease over time Pre-March
Grade 6    
6.S.2 Record data in a frequency table Post-March
6.S.3 Construct Venn diagrams to sort data Post-March
6.S.4 Determine and justify the most appropriate graph to display a given set of data (pictograph, bar graph, line graph, histogram, or circle graph) Post-March
Grade 7  
7.S.2 Display data in a circle graph Pre-March
7.S.3 Convert raw data into double bar graphs and double line graphs Pre-March
Grade 8  NONE  
Analysis of Data

 

Grade 3  
3.S.7

Read and interpret data in bar graphs and pictographs

Pre-March

Grade 4
4.S.4 Read and interpret line graphs Post-March
Grade 5
5.S.3 Calculate the mean for a given set of data and use to describe a set of data Pre-March
Grade 6
6.S.5 Determine the mean, mode and median for a given set of data Pre-March
6.S.6 Determine the range for a given set of data Pre-March
6.S.7 Read and interpret graphs Pre-March
Grade 7
7.S.4 Calculate the range for a given set of data Pre-March
7.S.5 Select the appropriate measure of central tendency Pre-March
7.S.6 Read and interpret data represented graphically (pictograph, bar graph, histogram, line graph, double line/bar graphs, or circle graph) Pre-March
Grade 8  NONE
Predictions from Data

Grade 3
3.S.8

Formulate conclusions and make predictions from graphs

Pre-March

Grade 4
4.S.5 Develop and make predictions that are based on data Pre-March
4.S.6 Formulate conclusions and make predictions from graphs Pre-March
Grade 5    
5.S.4 Formulate conclusions and make predictions from graphs Pre-March
Grade 6
6.S.8 Justify predictions made from data Pre-March
Grade 7
7.S.7 Identify and explain misleading statistics and graphs Pre-March
Grade 8  NONE
Probability

 

Grade 3  NONE  
Grade 4  NONE  
Grade 5  
5.S.5 List the possible outcomes for a single-event experiment  Post-March
5.S.6 Record experiment results using fractions/ratios  Post-March
5.S.7 Create a sample space and determine the probability of a single event, given a simple experiment (e.g., rolling a number cube) Post-March
Grade 6  
6.S.9 List possible outcomes for compound events Post-March
6.S.10 Determine the probability of dependent events Post-March
6.S.11 Determine the number of possible outcomes for a compound event by using the fundamental counting principle and use this to determine the probabilities of events when the outcomes have equal probability Post-March
Grade 7  
7.S.8 Interpret data to provide the basis for predictions and to establish experimental probabilities Pre-March
7.S.9 Determine the validity of sampling methods to predict outcomes Pre-March
7.S.10 Predict the outcome of an experiment Pre-March
7.S.11 Design and conduct an experiment to test predictions Pre-March
7.S.12 Compare actual results to predicted results Pre-March
Grade 8   NONE  

 

 

Key to number: 3.S.1
3 = 3rd Grade
S = Statistics and Probability
1 = Performance Indicator number