A Statistical Investigation - How Smart Are We?

We began our investigation by responding to a series of questions that helped determine which intelligences were the strongest for each individual. Then we had each group gather the class data for one intelligence and create different graphs to display the information. The children then learnt how to interpret their graphs and through this analysis look for trends and patterns. Really interesting results emerged along with a problem, we had more year 5's than Year 6's. Another skill was taught and a graph of averages created which provided a change when comparing data. We also discovered that different graphs provided different information depending on what information we wanted. Finally, as a class we shared our statements and discussed each analysis. In conclusion we were able to determine which intelligences are used more often in Room 8. The challenge now is how we can link our learning into everyones strengths.