This element involves students gaining familiarity with the way statistical information is represented.
Students solve problems in authentic contexts that involve collecting, recording, displaying, comparing and evaluating the effectiveness of data displays of various types. They use appropriate language and numerical representations when explaining the outcomes of chance events. In developing and acting with numeracy, students:
- interpret data displays
- interpret chance events.
Level 3
Typically by the end of Year 4, students:
Interpret data displays
collect record and display data as tables, diagrams, picture graphs and column graphs
Interpret chance events
describe possible outcomes from chance experiments using informal chance language and recognising variations in results
Level 4
Typically by the end of Year 6, students:
Interpret data displays
collect, compare, describe and interpret data as 2-way tables, double column graphs and sector graphs, including from digital media
Interpret chance events
describe chance events and compare observed outcomes with predictions using numerical representations such as a 75% chance of rain or 50/50 chance of snow
Level 5
Typically by the end of Year 8, students:
Interpret data displays
compare, interpret and assess the effectiveness of different data displays of the same information
Interpret chance events
describe and explain why the actual results of chance events are not always the same as expected results