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SESSION B: Thursday, 12.10pm-1.10pm (cont.)
B25 USING THE TI NSPIRE NOTES PAGE FOR
OPEN-ENDED ASSESSMENTS
Subtheme: Technology
James Wing-Chung Lam and Miao-Hsuan (Felicity)
Hung, Suzanne Cory High School
(Year 11 to Year 12)
To those who are looking to mark open-ended assessments
more quickly, this is the session for you! The focus of this
workshop-style session is to explore how the TI Nspire CAS
Notes page can be used by teachers for marking open-ended
assessments efficiently. A common deterrent to writing openended questions is that it often makes marking assessment
difficult and, at times, subjective. However, with the CAS
Notes page in tandem with carefully constructed constraints,
open-ended questions can allow students to demonstrate
both content knowledge and creativity in their responses.
While the session will focus on developing proficiency with
the CAS Notes page via Mathematical Methods content, the
skills can be applied to other maths subjects. We will begin
with a tutorial on creating a Notes page for assisting a marking
scheme, followed by an opportunity to create your own Notes
page for a given marking scheme (or your own).
Key takeaways:
1. Use the CAS Notes page to mark/check open-ended
questions efficiently.
2. Highlight the benefits of open-ended tasks for students.
Remember: A laptop with TI-Nspire CAS software (any
version) installed is needed for this session. A handheld
TI-Nspire CAS calculator can be a possible alternative, but
will generally make the typing process much slower when
delegates are given the opportunity to create their own
resource.
B26 PROBABILITY ENRICHED THROUGH
SIMULATION IN MATHEMATICAL METHODS
Subtheme: Technology
Frank Moya, Educational consultant
(Year 11 to Year 12)
Simulation is an invaluable pedagogical tool for the teaching
and learning of probability and statistical inference, and for
carrying out mathematical investigations involving random
events. In this session, participants will use TI-Nspire CAS
technology to explore various techniques to set up and
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run simulations that are useful in teaching various topics
from the probability area of study, as well as in investigation
tasks. These simulation techniques can be adapted to other
technology platforms. The session will aim to provide some
innovative teaching ideas, as well as tips on effective use
of technology, including ways of dynamically displaying
simulation results to visualise key concepts and gain a deeper
understanding of the topic.
Key takeaways:
1. Gained insights into the pedagogical use of simulation to
develop deeper understanding of probability concepts.
2. Learned ways of using functionalities of technology to set
up some simulations.
3. Received a number of proven ready-to-use probability
simulation activities to adapt in their classrooms.
Remember: TI-Nspire CX II CAS is the featured
technology. Participants should bring their own calculator or
software, loaded with the latest operating system (OS 6.0).
Users of other technology platforms are most welcome.
B27 RANDOM WALKS AND COMPLEX
NUMBERS
Subtheme: Pedagogy
Brett Stephenson, Guilford Young College, Leilani
Stephenson, University of Tasmania
(Year 9 to Year 12)
Random walks appear to be a simple concept that can be
easily modelled with technology but the mathematics that is
part of the journey of 1D, 2D, 3D+ random walks take in key
topics that include binomials, expected values, transience,
series and divergence. This workshop will investigate the
random walks with technology (Casio Classpad but suitable
for any graphical technology) and then consider the
underlying mathematics.
Key takeaways:
1. Links to curriculum ideas with random walk investigation
2. Utilising complex numbers in modelling situation with
technology
3. Practical example of expected value, variance and
transience
Remember: A Casio Classpad will be used for demonstration
but the workshop can be adapted for other technology.
