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Analyzing Data
Connections:
After students gather data, they need to move to the process of interpreting and analyzing the data so they can use it to inform their decisions. Those decisions will consist of iteration (re-design), but also as proof that they have designed a solution that is the best version they can design based on the criteria and constraints. You will now look at one way for students to analyze data from a graph.
Objective(s):
- Develop the strategies to teach students to use, analyze, and interpret data to inform decisions.
- Set up tests designed to evaluate the design outcome against criteria. Click on the purple icon below to view the course content.
Student Practice
You might begin by having students look over some data. Have them interpret and analyze it. Here are some things students could look for as they analyze data.
Patterns - A repeated shape, event, or way something was done
Significant features - Characteristics that stand out
Relationships - The connections between 2 or more things
Trends - A general direction the data is going
Anomalies - Something different from the norm
Notice that these are different from the list of crosscutting concepts, although both include patterns. We can help students look for these items as they analyze data.
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