Data and Chance for the P-6 Classroom

General

Prefix

STEM

Course Number

452

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

Stem Education

College/School

College of Science and Engineering

Description

Data and chance in effective teaching of STEM. Data collection, organization, and analysis; measures of center and variance, inferences and convincing arguments; subjective, theoretical, experimental, and conditional probability; simulation; counting principles; mathematical expectation.

Credits

Credit Hours

Min

Max

Repeatable

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

Cultural Diversity

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Organize and summarize data in order to read and interpret graphs.

Outcome

Describe data numerically using measures of center, position, spread, and equations.

Outcome

Compute and interpret probabilities using empirical and theoretical methods.

Outcome

Apply rules of probability to discrete and continuous distributions.

Outcome

Generate data through sampling and experiments.

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Use the logic of statistical inference to draw conclusions about populations.

Outcome

Implement the ideals articulated in the data and uncertainty strands of the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, the Minnesota K-12 Mathematics Framework.

Outcome

Analyze research on the teaching and learning of data, statistics, and probability in the P-6 mathematics curriculum.

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Identify technologies as an instruction tool for statistics and probability in the P-6 or special education classroom.

Outcome

Develop lessons for the P-6 or special education classroom using recent research on the teaching and learning of data, statistics, and probability.

Course Outline

Systematically collect, organize, and describe data. 10% Construct, read, and interpret tables, charts, and graphs. 10% Make and evaluate arguments based on data analysis. 10% Use technology to explore the statistics process. 10% Model situations by devising and carrying out experiments or simulations to determine probabilities. 10% Use counting techniques to determine probabilities. 10% Use probability models to compare experimental results with mathematical expectations. 10% Make predictions that are based on experimental, theoretical, or conditional probabilities. 10% Instructional strategies and material selection for teaching data, statistics, and probability in the P-6 and special education classroom. 10% Explore current trends in data, statistics, and probability teaching and learning in the P-6 and special education classroom. 10%

Dependencies

Programs

STEM452 is a completion requirement for: