A Statistical Study by Adolescent Students on Relevant Issues
Marjorie Hankin
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The measurement of adolescents can intrigue students when the subject is themselves and the measurements and statistics obtained concern topics which interest them. This unit relates to pregnant adolescent students with common interests, but could easily be adapted to any teenage group with different primary concerns. The lesson plans at the end of the paper will have suggestions for adapting the plans to any math class, grades 7-12.
The main objective of this unit is to acquaint the math students in some of my classes with statistical methods learned at the YaleNew Haven Teachers’ Institute, so they can do a study on issues which interest them. Another objective is perhaps to obtain a clearer profile of the pregnant students and student-mothers now being taught at the Polly T. McCabe Center by examining the results obtained in the statistical study.
