Brunswick High School
Course Title: Statistical Reasoning
Textbook: Statistical Reasoning in Sports; by Josh Tabor & C. Franklin
Instructor:
Frouzena Wheeler
Rm 1403 x6141
Email – fwheeler@glynn.k12.ga.us,
Course Description: Statistical Reasoning is a fourth mathematics course Option for students
who have completed CCGPS Advanced Algebra or Accelerated CCGPS Analytic Geometry
B/Advanced Algebra. The course provides experiences in statistics beyond the CCGPS sequence
of courses, offering students opportunities to strengthen their understanding of the statistical
method of inquiry and statistical simulations. Students will formulate statistical questions to be
answered using data, will design and implement a plan to collect the appropriate data, will select
appropriate graphical and numerical methods for data analysis, and will interpret their results to
make connections with the initial question.
Standards for each topic can be found on the website: www.georgiastandards.org
Homework:
 The primary purpose of homework is to provide appropriate practice for you.
 Homework is assigned DAILY except on the day before a test (when you should be
studying) and the day of a test (when you have earned a rest).
 To help insure that you actually do the practice, it will be checked for completeness the
day after it was assigned.
 As responsible students, you should be prepared by doing homework before class.
 Letting another student copy your homework will result in a zero for BOTH of you.
Grading: Grades will be updated weekly on Infinite Campus. Grades will be calculated with the
following weights:
Tests/Projects ------------------------------------------------ 55%
Quizzes/Projects --------------------------------------------- 25%
Daily Grade/Homework ----------------------------------- 20%
There is a final exam, however it will count as a test grade. Students will also take the SLO
(Student Learning Objective) pre-test and post-test. The pre-test doesn’t count as a grade, but the
post-test will count as a regular test grade.
Materials: Bring to school DAILY –Paper, pencils, previous notes, and a calculator.
Recommended for use at home – calculator, ruler, paper and pencil. A classroom set of
textbooks will be used, but must remain in the classroom. You may check one out if you need to
catchup or make-up work, but you must get it at the end of the day and not during your regular
classroom time. Replacement cost is approximately $107, so don’t lose it if you check it out.
Expectations:
1. Be silent when others are speaking
2. Follow directions the first time they are given.
3. Have a good and pleasant attitude.
4. Respect others and their property.
5. Arrive on time and prepared for class.
6. Respect instructional time – do not talk when we are learning.
7. Make-up work is your RESPONSIBILITY! Please check designated tray for missed
handouts and with friends for missed notes. If you’re out for more than three consecutive
days, arrangements should be made to see me after school.
8. No food, drink or gum in class.
9. You are not allowed to leave the classroom for the first 10 minutes and last 10 minutes
of class. Extreme emergencies only and that is up to my discretion.
10. Use of cell-phones is strictly prohibited in class. They will be taken up and given to
appropriate administrator. It also hinders learning, and I will not offer assistant to those
who choose to make cell phones their priority in class.
POLICIES & PRACTICES
 I expect students to follow all BHS and GCSS rules and policies.
 Students are expected to raise their hand and wait for me to call on them if they have a
question or wish to make a statement.
 Students should immediately stop talking and moving around when I call the class to
attention.
 Students should turn papers in when collected or place in the basket when directed.
 Tutoring is available on WEDNESDAY of each week, but is subject to change if needed.
Other teachers will also be available.
 I maintain a calendar on my wall that will note important dates for tests and quizzes. I
also post homework assignments. If students miss notes from class, they can download a
copy of the notes from the SmartBoard.
 BHS math department provides calculators (TI-30 multiview and TI-84) for use by
students in math class. These calculators are not to be taken for use in another subject
area. Students are responsible for returning all calculators to their appropriate place.
 Students who miss tests or quizzes are expected to make them up the day they return
during class OR make arrangements to make them up after school within 3 days. If a test
or quiz is not made up within a reasonable (per GCSS policy) time, then the student will
receive a grade of zero.
CHEATING (Student Honor Code):
Cheating can be defined in many ways. The following list represents some forms of cheating that
will be dealt with:
 Taking information of any form into a test situation for the purpose of responding to test
items or for the purpose of assisting others in responding to test items
 Plagiarism
 Copying an assignment, including homework, book reports, or other work which will be
assigned a grade
 Giving or taking of information concerning a test after one individual has taken a test and
same form of test is to be given in another class period
 Communicating with another during test situations, including talking, passing notes,
texting, mouthing words, or any other form of communication
 Use of another student’s notes on an open-notes test
A student or group of students that has been involved in cheating will receive a zero on the
assignment or test, and parents will be contacted.
Please return this page signed by you and a parent. This counts as an extra HW grade
and is due back by January 12, 2015.
I acknowledge that I have read and reviewed the Statistical Reasoning Syllabus.
Student signature_________________________________________ Date ___________
Parent Signature_________________________________________ Date ___________
Student Information (please print):
Name: _________________________________________
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