Support your students’ learning and gather targeted assessment evidence with the Statistics & Probability Strand Assessments: Year 3 Semester 1! This print-and-go resource is aligned with the V9 Australian Curriculum and designed to capture student understanding across a range of statistical and probability concepts. Whether you’re preparing for parent-teacher interviews, compiling evidence for reporting or wanting a flexible formative tool, these tasks offer clear insight into student achievement while remaining accessible and engaging.

This resource includes five assessment tasks that cover key Semester 1 outcomes from the Year 3 Statistics & Probability strand: Chance Experiments, Comparing Graphs, Data Sets, Probability Language and Statistical Investigations. Each task is developmentally appropriate, clearly scaffolded and designed to encourage students to apply their understanding in real-world contexts. Teachers can choose to use the assessments individually, in sequence or as part of a targeted review session. Each task can stand alone or be paired with classroom learning for consolidation and reinforcement.

The Statistics & Probability Strand Assessments: Year 3 Semester 1 pack also includes editable PowerPoint versions of every assessment, giving you the flexibility to modify content for specific students, differentiate as needed or adapt for your school's unique teaching sequence. Need to simplify an assessment for a particular learner? Just use the first page. Looking for extension? Use the full activity or encourage written explanations alongside visual responses. The format is teacher-friendly and adaptable to suit your assessment needs.

These tasks are ideal for use as formative checkpoints or summative assessments and provide rich insight into how students collect, represent and interpret data. They can be administered one-on-one, in small groups or independently, depending on your classroom structure. Best of all, the resource works seamlessly alongside our Statistics & Probability Tracking Table and Rubric, making moderation, reporting and goal setting clear and consistent.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Conduct and describe chance experiments using familiar events
• ✅ Interpret data from pictographs, tables and column graphs
• ✅ Compare two data sets and describe patterns and differences
• ✅ Use simple probability language such as likely, unlikely and certain
• ✅ Pose statistical questions and conduct simple investigations

What’s Included:

• 5 assessment tasks covering: Chance Experiments, Comparing Graphs, Data Sets, Probability Language and Statistical Investigations
• Printable PDF versions and fully editable PowerPoint formats
• Scaffolded tasks that allow for differentiation and varied entry points
• Suggested responses or guidance for consistent marking

Materials Needed:

• Printed copies of the assessments (or displayed digitally)
• Pencils, highlighters or coloured markers
• Scissors and glue (optional, depending on the task)
• Student workbooks or folders to store completed tasks

How to Use:

1. Choose the assessment task that matches your current focus in class.
2. Decide whether to use the full version or a simplified version (e.g. page one only).
3. Distribute tasks and allow students to complete independently, in pairs or with teacher support.
4. Mark responses using the suggested answers and record results on a tracking sheet or rubric.
5. Use completed work as evidence for reporting, moderation or parent conversations.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use one task per week during your maths block to build up a portfolio of evidence
• 💡 Incorporate into small group instruction with tailored support and scaffolding
• 💡 Use after a teaching unit to measure understanding and identify areas for review
• 💡 Pair with the tracking table or rubric to support report writing and learning conferences

Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Print tasks on A3 for students who need more space to record their answers
• 💛 Adjust language or layout in the editable file to match your classroom routines
• 💛 Store completed tasks in individual student folders to track progress across the term
• 💛 Use tasks as discussion prompts during moderation or team planning sessions

Statistics & Probability Strand Assessments: Year 3 Semester 1 gives you a flexible, curriculum-aligned and classroom-ready toolkit – helping you collect meaningful data, support differentiation and report with confidence.