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Probability

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

Step 5: Follow-up on Assessment

Guiding Questions

• What conclusions can be made from assessment information?
• How effective have instructional approaches been?
• What are the next steps in instruction?

A. Addressing Gaps in Learning

• Review single-stage probability experiments with equally likely and unequally likely outcomes before beginning the two-stage probability experiments with two independent events.
• Provide hands-on experiences by having students conduct the probability experiments to verify predictions made using theoretical probability.
• Have students develop flexibility in using tree diagrams or tables as strategies for displaying the sample space for a given probability experiment.
• Provide time for students to consolidate their thinking by creating graphic organizers, such as Frayer models or Venn diagrams, for terms such as probability, theoretical probability, experimental probability, sample space, independent events, equally likely outcomes, events, outcomes and tree diagrams.
• Encourage students to use calculators in comparing theoretical and experimental probabilities.

B. Reinforcing and Extending Learning

The students who have achieved or exceeded the outcomes will benefit from ongoing opportunities to apply and extend their learning. These activities should support the students in developing a deeper understanding of the concept and should not progress to the outcomes in subsequent grades.

Strategies for Reinforcing and Extending Learning