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Higher Order Thinking Skills: The higher order thinking skills shows examples of questions for this concept at various levels of cognitive demand.

Standard 5.0 Knowledge of Probability

Topic A. Sample Space

Indicator 1. Identify possible outcomes

Objective a. Determine possible outcomes of independent events

Assessment limit: Use two independent events with no more than 4 outcomes each and an organized list or tree diagram

Question

Brendan pulled a chip out of a box and tossed a coin as shown below.

box and coin

Level 1: Knowledge/Comprehension

  • How many possible outcomes with heads and chips together are there?
  • How many possible outcomes with tails and chips together are there?
  • How many possible outcomes are there?

Level 2: Application/Analysis

  • Create a tree diagram or organized list to show all possible outcomes.
  • Create an organized list to show all possible outcomes.
    Explain the steps you took to complete the list.
    How did you know when you were done?
    How did you know you had listed all possible outcomes?

Level 3: Synthesis/Evaluation

  • How many possible outcomes are there? Explain why your answer is correct.
  • If another color chip was added to the box, how would the number of outcomes change? Create a tree diagram or an organized list to show the change.
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Resources for Objective 5.A.1.a:
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