It is a very exciting week in the world of Guess the Misconception (for me, anyway!). Because, after a very impressive run, I am afraid to say that the teachers have incorrectly predicted the mostContinue reading
Tag: Probability – Tree Diagrams
Tree Diagrams – Guess the Misconception
It’s five in a row for the teachers, having once again correctly predicted the most common student misconception in a straight line graphs question (see last week’s results). This week we take a look at aContinue reading
Tree Diagrams (independent events) – GCSE Maths Insight of the Week 8
What misconceptions do students have with tree diagrams involving independent events and decimals? Essential Skills Quiz 8 has once again revealed some fundamental misconceptions our Year 11 students have with key areas of mathematics. Topics thatContinue reading
@TESMaths Resource of the Day: 8th to 14th June 2015
Each day I select one of my favourite free maths resources that have been uploaded and shared by the generous and incredibly talented users of the TES Maths website and tweet it out via @TESmaths. I call thisContinue reading
Misconceptions: Probability Tree Diagrams – Maths Diagnostic Question of the Week 22
What are the major misconceptions that students have when it comes to probability tree diagrams? Specifically, are students able to correctly interpret the meaning of the question and select which branches they require? Using real life dataContinue reading
Probability – Combined Events: Maths Diagnostic Question of the Week 19
What are the major misconceptions that students have when it comes to combining events in probability? Specifically, when the question does not explicitly ask for a tree diagram, what strategies to students employ, and what mistakes do theyContinue reading
TES Maths Newsletter 49: Fractions, decimals and percentages activities for the new curriculum plus the top 10 maths resources
Check out the resources and links in the newsletter below. They all link to the very best TES Maths resources, which are completely free once you register on the website. In this TES maths newsletter, we haveContinue reading
TES Maths Newsletter 47
Check out the resources and links in the newsletter below. They all link to the very best TES Maths resources, which are completely free once you register on the website. In this edition of the TES mathsContinue reading
TES Maths Newsletter 45
Check out the resources and links in the newsletter below. They all link to the very best TES Maths resources, which are completely free once you register on the website. In the first TES maths newsletter ofContinue reading
Question of the Week 1: Probability Tree Diagram
The following question is taken from my website Diagnostic Questions. Here you will find 1000s of high quality maths questions, ideal for assessment for learning, which have been created and shared by maths teachers allContinue reading
Article: Probably not a good idea
On a cold and breezy Sunday afternoon, with cup of tea in one hand and red pen in the other, I found myself marking a stack of Year 7 assessment papers. The students had generallyContinue reading
TES Top 10 Resources: Probability
The following collection of resources have been assembled by the TES Maths Panel. They can be downloaded for free by registering on the TES website. There are many misconceptions about teaching probability. For me, thisContinue reading
TES Maths Newsletter 38
Check out the resources and links in the newsletter below. They all link to the very best TES Maths resources, which are completely free once you register on the website. Star resource Probability topic specialContinue reading
TES Maths Newsletter 36
Check out the resources and links in the newsletter below. They all link to the very best TES Maths resources, which are completely free once you register on the website. Star resources Homework collection 10Continue reading