This program illustrates many instances when sequences and series occur in nature. Formulas are developed and used to solve problems involving skydivers and investment returns. Gnanadesikan, Mrudulla, Richard L. Scheaffer and Jim Swift. Teacher's Edition - Order no. Students are introduced to random number tables and various real life problems.
Some areas covered include heredity, polls and economics.
The reader is shown how to use simulations and basic probability skills to predict outcomes of actual events. A teacher's edition contains answers to the applications. This booklet presents a variety of assessment strategies. Assumptions underlying the resource are that instruction and assessment are closely linked, that student self evaluation is a vital part of learning, that formal assessments are stronger if they relate to content and classroom instruction and that documentation of assessment is important in connecting classroom work to external evaluation. Some sections relate to shifting assessment practices, performance assessment, observations and portfolios.