Key Stage 3 National Strategy Handling Data

Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright Slide 1.1 The key messages These units of teaching are primarily concerned with: organising and investigating data –identifying issues related to data collection –judging reliability and bias –searching, selecting and evaluating data –boolean logic graphical representation of data –exploring ideas of fitness for purpose The units are not about “teaching databases”.

Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright Slide 1.2 Sample Teaching Unit 7.5 There are six lessons in this teaching unit Pupils are asked to –consider how to collect relevant data to answer a question; –design a file to handle the data, considering issues of accuracy; –and use the database functions of a data handling package to interrogate the data and think about the plausibility of the conclusions they have drawn.

Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright Slide 1.3 The Lessons Lesson 1 – Evaluating and interrogating an existing data set Lesson 2 – Presenting information in different formats to test hypotheses Lesson 3 – Designing a questionnaire to collect data Lesson 4 – Creating a questionnaite and designing a data handling file structure to answer a key question Lesson 5 – Entering, checking and testing data Lesson 6 – Drawing conclusions and selecting data to support them

Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright Slide 1.4 Planning to teach Unit 7.5 Unit 7.5 focuses on organising and investigating In planning the learning experience for pupils you need to think about –The range of time allocated to each part of the lesson –The different pupil groupings (individual – whole class) –The teaching strategies (demonstration to discussion)

Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright Slide 1.5 Structuring the teaching You might decide to allocate shorter or longer times for some activities than for others. There are good reasons for doing this: –Changing pace helps pupils stay on task – focus on engagement and motivation; –Pupils need to spend longer on some activities (investigation or experimentation) if they are to learn from them; –Some activities engender effective learning in a short time; –A lesson with lots of 5 minute episodes will not provide pupils with the necessary time to think about what they have learned, practise it and consolidate it.

Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright Slide 1.6 Sample teaching unit 8.3 There are four lessons in this teaching unit Pupils are asked to: –consider the difference between fact and opinion to validate data; –develop effective searching and selecting strategies; –and to begin to work independently to apply what they have learned.

Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright Slide 1.7 The lessons Lesson 1 – Criteria for evaluating information Lesson 2 – Using searches Lesson 3 – Extending and refining search methods Lesson 4 – Independent application of new learning: searching and evaluating

Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright Slide 1.8 Planning to teach Unit 8.3 Unit 8.3 focuses on using data and information sources In planning the learning experience for pupils here you need to think about: –Preparing materials in advance; –The amount of time it takes to access the internet; –Monitoring the amount of time each section takes with an eye on the pace of the lesson

Key Stage 3 National Strategy © Crown copyright Slide 1.9 Moving towards independent work Progression in the way we work with pupils is important. The work in this unit prepares pupils for advancement into Year 9 where increasingly autonomous use of ICT is a key feature of the STUs. Encouraging pupils to work autonomously, to review and evaluate, to identify the needs of a variety of audiences, and to be critical of their work and that of others are important in enabling pupils to work at higher levels.