TA.2.5.A | Texas Gateway

Technology Applications.2.5.A

The student is expected to identify and collect non-numerical data, such as weather patterns, preferred reading genres, and holidays; and

Knowledge and Skills Statement

Data literacy, management, and representation--collect data. The student defines data and explains how data can be found and collected.

Demonstrated Proficiency

Ask students to identify non-numerical data collections from a list containing non-numerical and numerical data collections. Then ask students to collect non-numerical data and present their findings to the class.

Data collection examples:

Eye colors of classmates
Hair colors of classmates
Favorite foods
Favorite school subject

Glossary Support for TA.2.5.A

Glossary terms and definitions are consistent across kindergarten through high school in the TEKS Guide. The definitions are intended to give educators a common understanding of the terms regardless of what grade level they teach. Glossary definitions are not intended for use with students.

data

factual information (such as observations, measurements, or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation; often includes both useful and irrelevant or redundant information and must be processed to be meaningful