Lesson Plan:

Week 3

Year 1
Qualitative Methods I
Measure of Central Tendency & Dispersion

Course Outcome: Identify and explain types of data based on description.

Demonstrate the ability to calculate and select appropriate measures of central tendency and
dispersion for a given set of data.
The topic that I will teach is measure of central tendency and dispersion. At the end of the lesson students will be able
to:
1. Determine the difference between the mean, median and mode.
2. Distinguish the difference between a sample data set and population data set.
3. Explain the meaning of what is meant by variance and standard deviation of a data set.

Outcome(s):
Stage 1: MOTIVATION
Time

Objective(s)
smaller
outcomes that
will link
to/build on
each other so
that Ss can
achieve the
final outcome

What the teacher

will do

What the students

will do

Resources
(handouts,
weblinks, pwrpts,
etc.)

Informal Assessment
(how will the teacher
know what the Ss
already know or
what they dont
know?)

5
mins

Recognise the
definition for
the relevant
terms

Teacher will instruct

students to go online
on Popplet and
match definitions of
terms with the
appropriate terms.

Complete the
matching of terms
with its definitions
and examples.

Laptop

If the students were

able to match the
definitions and
examples accurately.

Stage 2: COMPREHENSION ONE

Time

15mi
ns

Objective(s)
-smaller
outcomes that
will link
to/build on
each other so
that Ss can
achieve the
final outcome

What the teacher

will do

What the students

will do

Resources(handout
s, weblinks,
pwrpts, etc.)

Informal Assessment

Define measure
of central
tendency
Calculate
measure of
central
tendency

Conduct a group
discussion where
students will discuss
the meaning of
mean, mode, and
median and assist
with calculations.

Students will
participate in
calculating the mean,
mode, and median

PowerPoint,
calculator,
handouts of the
PowerPoint

The level of
participation and how
interactive the
students are in the
lesson.

What the students

will do

Resources
(handouts,
weblinks, pwrpts,
etc.)

Informal Assessment

Handout 1
Measure of
Central Tendency

If they were able to

complete the
questions correctly in
the allotted time.

(how will the teacher

know the students are
learning)

Stage 3: PRACTICE ONE

Time

5
mins

Objective(s) smaller
outcomes that
will link
to/build on
each other so
that Ss can
achieve the
final outcome

What the teacher

will do

Calculate
measure of
central
tendency of
ungrouped
data.

Provide students with Complete the

2 questions for them handout given on the
to practice
central tendency
calculating the mean,
mode, and median as
discussed above.

(how will the teacher

know the students are
learning)

Stage 2: COMPREHENSION TWO

Tim
Objective(s)
What the teacher
e
-smaller
will do
outcomes
that will link
to/build on
each other so
that Ss can
achieve the
final outcome
10
Distinguish the Allow students to
mins difference
watch video on
between
sampling and
sampling and
population. They will
population
then define the
terms
Stage 3: PRACTICE TWO
Tim
Objective(s) - What the teacher
e
smaller
will do
outcomes
that will link
to/build on
each other so
that Ss can
achieve the
final outcome
5
Calculate
Provide students with
mins measure of
2 questions for them
central
to practice
tendency of
calculating the mean,
ungrouped
mode, and median as
data.
discussed above.

What the students

will do

Resources
(handouts, weblinks,
pwrpts, etc.)

Informal
Assessment
(how will the
teacher know
the students are
learning)

Students will then

discuss the difference
between a sample
data set and a
population data set.

Video:
http://study.com/acade
my/lesson/whats-thedifference-betweenpopulations-andsamples.html

Students were
able to define the
terms from video.

What the students

will do

Resources
(handouts,
weblinks, pwrpts,
etc.)

Informal
Assessment (how
will the teacher
know the students
are learning)

Complete the
handout given on the
central tendency

Handouts,
calculator

If they were able to

complete the
questions correctly in
the allotted time.

Stage 2: COMPREHENSION THREE

Tim
Objective(s)
What the teacher
e
-smaller
will do
outcomes
that will link
to/build on
each other so
that Ss can
achieve the
final outcome
10
Define measure Conduct a group
mins of dispersion
discussion where
Calculate of
students will discuss
measure of
the meaning of
dispersion
variance and
standard deviation
and assist with
calculations.

Stage 3: PRACTICE THREE

Tim
Objective(s) - What the teacher
e
smaller
will do
outcomes
that will link
to/build on
each other so
that Ss can
achieve the
final outcome
5
Calculate
Provide students with
mins measure of
1question for them to
dispersion.
practice calculating
the variance and
standard deviation as

What the students

will do

Resources
(handouts,
weblinks, pwrpts,
etc.)

Informal
Assessment (how
will the teacher
know the students
are learning)

Students will
participate in
calculating the
variance and
standard deviation

PowerPoint ,
handout 3
Measure of variance
and standard
deviation, calculator

How students answer

the questions
accurately

What the students

will do

Resources
(handouts,
weblinks, pwrpts,
etc.)

Informal
Assessment (how
will the teacher
know the students
are learning)

Complete the
handout given on the
variance and
standard deviation

Handout Measure
of Dispersion,
calculator

If they were able to

complete the
questions correctly in
the allotted time.

discussed above.
Stage 4: APPLICATION
Time

10mi
ns

Objective(s) smaller
outcomes that
will link
to/build on
each other so
that Ss can
achieve the
final outcome

What the teacher

will do

What the students

will do

Resources

Apply the
concepts
learned from
measure of
central
tendency and
dispersion.

Give students
handouts to answer
5 questions based on
concepts taught.

Answer questions
given.

Handout 3
Measure of Central
Tendency and
Dispersion

Informal Assessment
(how will the teacher
know the students are
learning)

How well students

answer questions
accurately.