Office Measurement Skills and Data Analysis Resource Guide
Measurement is the lowest scoring area for U.S. students on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (U.S. Department of Education (1996, 1997, 1998). Most people can’t recall when they learned measuring skills. These are not skills that are emphasized in curricula throughout the United States. This resource guide was created to help break this cycle. In the resource guide are several assessment activities for determining your students’ level of understanding. The questions on these assessments were drawn from the Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools assessments, the National Assessment for Education Progress assessments, and the Third International Math and Science Study.
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The activities in this resource guide were developed to conform to state and national standards including the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2000) and the National Science Education Standards (National Resource Council, 1996). Included at the beginning of this resource guide are the measurement skills and data analysis standards from the Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools. There is a chart showing which Virginia standards each activity targets.
Partially funded under the federal Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program through the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
- Donna R. Sterling
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030
- Denise M. Frye
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030