Assessment Tasks

Description/Intent/Criteria

The purpose of this activity is to give students/learners formative experience across a set of the subject content in AEI, through application of the individual knowledge and skills in quizzes, collaborative activities, and other exercises.

Intent

This task requires the learner to collect and analyse data to tell a story that is of personal interest. The collective data chosen could be: sleep patterns; exercise regime; time spent on Facebook and so on. Alternatively, the learner could undertake a new activity to generate data, for example: walking to work; learning a new video game or app. Also, the learners could choose a set of quantitative data in the world which is of interest to them (for example: data about countries or regions you have visited on holiday.)

The purpose of this activity is to give the learners experience in how to approach a data gathering exercise, how to analyse the data the learners have collected and how to use the data to tell a story. For example, your story could be about how you have improved your fitness. The conclusions should be drawn that it is based on analysis of the chosen data.

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Criteria

·         Has applied appropriate methods to collect and collate original and external data.

·         Has applied key concepts in statistics and probability to draw conclusions from analysis.

·         Has created graphical and visual representations of data, which are described and analysed.

·         Has demonstrated effective communication skills appropriate to the written genre.

·         Has critiqued findings and analysis, drawing on relevant external information to demonstrate the quantitative literacy capacities of informed and ethically aware citizens.

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My Simpson Paradox: In year 2015, which course had higher scores in performance? 

Business Studies (Course report)

                         or

Chemistry (Course report)

Criteria

* Suitability of the individually-selected resource for application of quantitative literacy skills

* Identification of the key concepts in statistics and probability of relevance in the group-selected resource

* Application of quantitative literacy capacities to evaluate the use and abuse of data in the resource

* Identification of how further data would help develop your understanding of the issue

Intent:

The purpose of this assessment is to provide the learner with an opportunity to apply   quantitative literacy skills to a contentious issue, and to reflect on the way in which the learner draws on evidence to form the learner's opinions.

 Criteria

·         Identifies, summarises, analyses and critiques the key arguments and quantitative evidence from the perspectives of the various stakeholders, drawing on a range of sources (standard academic referencing practices apply).

·         Identifies your position on the CI, and give a rationale for it including the independent arguments and quantitative evidence that inform it

·         Evaluates your position, explaining the evidence that would produce a change in your point of view

·         Has told a story about the CI that is engaging and coherent, and appropriate for the designated audience

·         Reflects appropriately on the peer feedback received on oral presentations