Determining the starting point for instruction
The teacher has gained initial information about the students’ knowledge, skills and understanding in the Data Strand from their Year 4 reports.
The students were recently assessed to determine their achievement in relation to Early Stage 1, Stage 1 and Stage 2 outcomes for the Data Strand, and the starting point for instruction.
On the basis of the assessment the teacher has organised the class into three tiers for the learning experience.
- Tier 1 consists of three students, including Andrew, working towards the achievement of Stage 1 outcomes for the Data Strand. The students have demonstrated that they can:
- collect data using real objects or pictures of the objects, and organise and present the data in groups or rows.
- Tier 2 consists of 20 students working towards the achievement of Stage 2 outcomes for the Data Strand. The students are organised into five groups of four students. The students have demonstrated that they can:
- identify a picture graph and column graph
- use a baseline, equal spacing and same-sized symbols when representing data
- use objects or pictures as symbols to represent data using one-to-one correspondence
- interpret information presented in picture graphs and column graphs.
- Tier 3 consists of seven students working towards the achievement of Stage 3 outcomes for the Data Strand. The students are organised into one group of three students and one group of four students. The students have demonstrated that they can:
- conduct a survey to collect data and organise data in a simple table
- use one-to-one correspondence, mark equal spaces on axes, label axes, and name the display
- interpret information presented in picture graphs/column graphs.