Christina GawlikKansas State University

cgawlik@ksu.edu

Come Wii with Mii! Mathematics and Wii, Working

Together

Educational Video GamingProvides intrinsic motivation in the

learning environmentLearning context is meaningful to

students Games and the act of play, have

positive effect on student motivation and retention of knowledge

(NCTM, 2000; Ma and Kishor, 1997; Sedig, 2008)

As educators, how can we use this information?1. Student Created Experiments using

Nintendo Wii2. Supporting NCTM Standards3. Differentiated Instruction – Supports All

Students

Getting Started: Using Wii Sports

What are potential types of data to be collected when playing…?BaseballTennisBowlingGolf

Variables to Consider GenderDominant/Non-

dominant handedness

Time of dayHeight of studentEyes open/close

Number of wins/losses

Game averagesHigh/low scoresStudents who

regularly play Wii, and those who don’t

So, what can we do with this information?

Student Created ExperimentsAsk a QuestionDo Background ResearchConstruct a HypothesisDesign an ExperimentTest your Hypothesis by Doing the

ExperimentAnalyze your Data and Draw a ConclusionCommunicate your ResultsDiscuss Future Extensions

How to use Differentiate InstructionIndependent

StudentsAllow

students to create their own experiment

Self directedMinimal

teacher facilitation

Students who need Probing

Provide suggestions for hypothesis

Use guiding questions to encourage background research, data collection strategies and analysis

Dependent Students

• Supply students with more direction: hypothesis &discussion of what data to collect

• Facilitate background research & analysis

Differentiation InstructionInstruction designed to meet the needs of

diverse learnersHonor individual studentsIncrease curricular outcomesAll students have the same goal, they just

reach it differently

Let’s Bowl!

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Gender DominantHand

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MACE Conference DataThursday March 5, 2009 Session 1

FirstName

Gender DominantHand

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Kim F R 7 / 8 / 8 / 6 2 7 218 36 52 60 69

DeLaine F R 8 - 7 2 5 4 8 1 6 28 17 26 35 43

Dusty M R X 6 / 9 / 7 1 9 120 39 56 64 73

Preston M R 9 / 9 - X X 5 -19 28 53 68 73

Analysis of Final Scores

Range = 30 Mode = 73 (bimodal) Median = 71 Mean = 64.5

Which central tendency is the best representation of this data? Why?

MACE Conference DataThursday March 5, 2009 Session 2

No/Yes Under Names: indicates if the person has ever played Wii before.

FirstName

Gender DominantHand

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LeslieNo

F R X X 7 1 9 / 8 127 45 53 71 80

Ashley SYes

F R 6 3 X 6 2 7 - 8 -9 27 35 42 50

Ashley DYes

F R 3 6 7 / 3 6 6 2 6 19 22 31 39 46

JeremyNo

M R 7 / 5 - 9 / X - 215 20 40 52 54

Student Created Experiments1. Ask a Question

2. Construct a Hypothesis

3. Do Background Research

4. Design an Experiment to Test your Hypothesis

5. Carry Out Experiment & Collect Data

6. Analyze your Data and Draw a Conclusion

7. Communicate your Results & Discuss Future Extensions

1. Who has higher bowling scores, boys or girls?

2. 3rd grade students in Mrs. Byrd’s class will have higher bowling scores than Mrs. Woodlock’s 5th grade class.

3. Research professional bowling teams4. Boys and girls will take turns bowling

3 games each, and determining personal averages. Averages of boys scores and girls scores will be compared.

5. Create a schedule to collect data6. Compute personal averages, the

average score for boys, and girls. Determine a conclusion.

7. Create a presentation of results that discuss findings and explain further extensions of experiment

What does the classroom look like?A Suggested Timeline

Week 1 & 2Introduction & Initial Design

Creating a hypothesis, plan to carry out experiment, & create data recording apparatus (table, poster, excel)

Data Collection & Background ResearchStudents begin collecting data

Before/after school, lunch, recess, or create centers to engage all students during class, use afterschool programs

Others are conducting background researchPractice problems

Example data from websites, texts, and/or newspapersCalculate central tendencies, probabilities, and

representations of dataWrite about results

Suggested Timeline

Week 2 & 3Collect “Real” Data by Mimicking Student

Experiments Fieldtrip to a bowling alleyPlay softball or tennis on school grounds

Draw Conclusions about Video & Real DataCalculate central tendencies, probabilities, and

representations of dataDiscuss similarities and differences from virtual

vs. non-virtual experiences

Week 3 & 4Create Presentation & Communicate

Experimental Design & ResultsPosters, PowerPoint, WebsitePresent to class, other classes,

administration, parentsParent/Teacher ConferencesParent Math Night

Create a class book of student group experiments

Suggested Timeline

NCTM – Supporting Student Learning

During the unit all Process Standards will be addressedProblem SolvingReasoning & ProofCommunicationConnectionsRepresentations

Additional Project IdeasClass challenges

among same grade levels or across grade levels

Challenge adults (parents, teacher, other staff) vs. students

Discuss geometric probabilities when playing Tennis Target Training

Economics – SimCity Creater Game

Music – Wii MusicMSNBC Article

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29127548/

Wii FitAbility to store and graph

data over timeSet personal goalsRecord other activities

and the amount of time

Information to Ponder

Background ResearchCompare data from their favorite

professional or local sports team with the data collected from their experiment

United States Bowling Congress www.bowl.com KC Royals

http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=kc

Consider drawing similarities and differences between virtual play and actual playTake a fieldtrip to the bowling alley

Analyze data on http://www.bowlingstats.net/ for FREE!

Example HypothesesStudents will bowl higher scores using their

dominant handBoys will throw more strikesStudents who don’t play video games will

have a lower game average than those who do

Students who play sports will have higher scores than those who don’t

Design an Experiment to Test Your Hypothesis What data will you collect?How will you collect it? How will data be recorded & stored?Predict type of analyses to you plan to run

What is your class plan for collecting ? How many experiments do you want

running at once?What type of data do you want your

students to collect?

Carryout Experiment & Collect Data

Analyze Data & Make ConclusionsCalculate statistical analyses

AveragesRangesMaximumsMinimumsQuartilesRegressions

Make Concluding Statements

Communicate Your Results & Address Ideas for Experiment ExtensionsWrite a reportCreate a presentation

Present to class/other classes/Principal/Parents

Collect all studies and create a class bookStudent portfolios

How can this project support Differentiated Instruction?

Changing Expectations no need for a rules - based approach to

mathematicsProblem based learning

Getting to know your studentsTransforming tasks to meet the needs of all

learners

How could YOU implement the Wii into your students

learning?

Other Fun Wii GamesWii Fit

Set personal goals and get fit simultaneouslySim City

Develop a functioning city and track the economics

Wii MusicLearn to read music and become a musician

Rock BandStart a rock band with up to 4 players

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith **Wi-Fi: play against your friends from another

location