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1. Mayfield High School GCSE Coursework
Data Handling Project
2. Mayfield High School
3. Mayfield High School Age
Year Group
IQ
Weight
Height
Hair Colour
Eye Colour
4. Mayfield High School Variation in Eye or Hair Colour
Distance from school and method of travel
Height and Weight
IQ and exam results
KS 2 and KS 3 results
Your own choice!
5. Mayfield High School What do we expect?
6. Mayfield High School Structured Work
Clear Diagrams
Accurate Calculations
Reasons and Explanations
7. Structured Work Introduction
Question/Hypothesis
Sampling
Display Data
Comparisons
Correlation
Conclusions
8. Clear Diagrams Grade G
Tally / Bar / Pie
Grade D
Scatter Graph
Grade B
Cumulative Frequency
Box & Whisker
9. Accurate Calculations Check all calculations carefully!
Computer calculations are allowed and would be a GREAT way to check your own answers!
10. Reasons and Explanations Before - WHY ?
are you doing something?
do you expect something?
After - WHAT?
does that show?
does that mean?
11. Mayfield High School How is it marked?
12. Mayfield High School “There is an intended approximate link between grade F and mark 3, grade C and mark 5 and grade A and mark 7” – Edexcel 2002
13. Mayfield High School Specify the problem and plan
Collect, process and represent data
Interpret and discuss results
14. Specify the Problem and Plan
15. Collect, process and represent data
16. Interpret and discuss results
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18. Mayfield High School
19. Mayfield High School - Coursework THURSDAY 9TH MARCH – PARENTS EVENING
W/C 13th March: Coursework begins – Decide what you will investigate. Find sources of help. Write the plan
W/C 20th March: Sampling - get your sample. What statistical methods will you use, why etc. Calculate simple statistics – (e.g. averages) AND MAKE COMMENTS
W/C 27th March: Work on more advanced statistics (scatter diagrams, cumulative frequency, box plots etc) and refine the work
W/C 3rd April: LAST LESSON ON COURSEWORK – LAST CHANCE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS !!!
Easter Holidays Write up project
PROJECT HANDED IN ON FRIDAY 28TH APRIL
20. For further help: Copy of this presentation
Copy of Mayfield data spreadsheet
3 sets of hints – Data Handling Checklist, Coursework Guidelines and Structured Notes
Coursework record form
21. For further help: Chapter 11B Page 228 Higher Text Book
Chapter 9B Page 127 Intermediate Text Book
Chapter 12B Page 200 Foundation Text Book
www.edexcel.org.uk
22. Mayfield High School – Maths Coursework THURSDAY 9TH MARCH – PARENTS EVENING
W/C 13th March: Coursework begins – Decide what you will investigate. Find sources of help. Write the plan
W/C 20th March: Sampling - get your sample. What statistical methods will you use, why etc. Calculate simple statistics – (e.g.averages) AND MAKE COMMENTS
W/C 27th March: Work on more advanced statistics (scatter diagrams, cumulative frequency, box plots etc) and refine the work
W/C 3rd April: LAST LESSON ON COURSEWORK – LAST CHANCE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS !!!
Easter Holidays Write up project
PROJECT HANDED IN ON FRIDAY 28TH APRIL