Test scores

Test scores

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teacher and students

Mr. Jackson did a test with 31 students in his room.

He gave each student a mark for the number of questions they answered correctly.

Question 1Change answer

Mean - Mode - Minimum - Average
Range - Median - Maximum
 
Choose the correct word from above to complete each sentence.

The highest mark is called the modeminimumaveragemedianrangemeanmaximum

The middle mark is called the meanmodeminimumaveragemaximummedianrange

The highest mark minus the lowest mark is called the meanmodeminimumaveragemaximummedianrange

The most common mark is called the meanmodeminimumaveragemaximummedianrange

Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with auto marking displayed to students).
Level:
4
Keywords: 
Description of task: 
Students show understanding of range, median, and mode by completing statements about a set of classroom test data.
Answers/responses: 
  Y8 (03/2001)
a) maximum very easy
b) median easy
c) range easy
d) mode moderate
Teaching and learning: 
  Common error
b) Average - asnwer given by 15% of students.
c) Mean – answer given by 10% of the students.
Minimum – answer given by 11% of the students.
d) Average – answer given by 31% of students.