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Media report 2

Learning objects Media report 2

TLF ID L2628

Help an editor to check an article drafted for a magazine. Examine a column graph showing findings about water usage, students' career plans or starting salaries. Make sure the graph is soundly constructed. Look for any problems that may affect the accuracy of conclusions drawn from the graph. For example, check that markings on the vertical axis are evenly spaced and start at zero. Adjust the graph if needed. This learning object is a combination of three objects in a series of six learning objects.

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Educational details

Key learning objectives
  • Students interpret graphical representations of grouped data.
  • Students identify errors in construction of scales and misleading conclusions derived from that data.
  • Students edit a graph to conform with sound graphing practices.
Educational value
  • Presents grouped data and interpretations of graphs for students to verify and adjust as needed.
  • Provides soundness criteria for students to validate data representation methods.
  • Includes summary statements for students to restate conclusions consistent with data presented.
Year level

6

TopicsData analysis; Data representation; Domestic water use; Histograms; Land transport; Occupations (Work)
Learning area
  • mathematics
Strand
  • Mathematics/Statistics and probability
    Concept
    • Mathematics/Graphical methods
    • Mathematics/Graphs
    • Mathematics/Grouped data
    • Mathematics/Scale
    • Mathematics/Data analysis
    • Mathematics/Data interpretation
    Skill
    • Analysis;
    • Application;
    • Comprehension;
    • Knowledge
    Student activity
    • Interactives;
    • Experiment;
    • Estimation;
    • Analysis;
    • Modelling
    Learning design
    • Experiential learning;
    • Independent learning;
    • Problem solving;
    • Visual learning

    Other details

    Contributors
    • Technical implementer
    • Script writer
    • Name: Erica Dale
    • Organisation: Tungaroo Software
    • Address: Manly NSW 2095 Australia
    • Subject matter expert
    • Name: Howard Reeves
    • Address: Lindisfarne TAS 7015 Australia
    • Educational validator
    • Name: Graham Jones
    • Address: Broadbeach QLD 4218 Australia
    • Publisher
    • Date of contribution: 20 Sep 2013
    • Organisation: Education Services Australia
    • Address: Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia
    • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au
    Access profile
    • Colour independence
    • Device independence
    • Hearing independence
    Learning resource type
    • Interactive Resource
    Browsers
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer - minimum version: 8.0 (MS-Windows) - maximum version: 9.0 (MS-Windows)
    • Firefox - minimum version: (MS-Windows)
    • Safari - minimum version: 5.1 (MacOS)
    Operating systems
    • MacOS - minimum version: 10.6
    • MS-Windows - minimum version: XP - maximum version: 7
    Rights
    • © Education Services Australia Ltd, 2013, except where indicated under Acknowledgements.

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