Looking for a streamlined and consistent way to assess your Year 4 students' understanding of data and chance concepts? The Statistics & Probability Strand Assessments: Year 4 Semester 1 provide a structured, engaging, and editable set of assessment tasks aligned with the V9 Australian Curriculum. Whether you're planning for reports, parent-teacher interviews, or general data tracking, this resource makes it easy to evaluate learning across key statistical concepts while giving your students multiple opportunities to demonstrate what they know.

This resource includes a sequence of print-and-go assessment tasks that target specific content areas from the Semester 1 Statistics & Probability strand. You can complete these assessments in any order, depending on your classroom pacing and the sequence of your lessons. Each task has been designed to reflect real-world data contexts, ensuring students can apply their learning meaningfully while engaging with hands-on tasks. The editable format also gives you the flexibility to adapt the assessments for individual learning needs or your school’s reporting style.

Assessment topics include:

1. Chance Experiments
2. Column & Bar Graphs
3. Comparing Graphs
4. Pictographs
5. Statistical Investigations
6. Independent & Dependent Events

Each assessment task supports a developmental approach to learning, featuring scaffolded questions and differentiated prompts to help all students access the content. You can choose to complete just the first page for a simplified version or extend capable learners with the full task. These tasks are perfect for both formative and summative assessment purposes and can be used during small group sessions, rotations, or whole-class assessments. Pair with our tracking table and rubric for an integrated assessment system that supports clear reporting and moderation.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Conduct simple experiments involving chance and predict outcomes
• ✅ Record and organise data using tally charts, pictographs, and column/bar graphs
• ✅ Interpret data displays to make informed observations and comparisons
• ✅ Identify independent and dependent events in real-life situations
• ✅ Plan and conduct simple statistical investigations

What’s Included:

• 6 editable assessment tasks covering core Statistics & Probability topics
• Scaffolded and differentiated task formats for diverse learning needs
• Printable PDFs and fully editable PowerPoint versions
• Answer suggestions to guide teacher marking and support consistency

Materials Needed:

• Printed copies of assessment tasks (or digital version)
• Pencils, rulers, and coloured markers
• Optional: A3 paper or clipboards for group work or data collection activities
• Access to past data displays or class graphs for comparison activities

How to Use:

1. Choose a topic based on your current classroom focus.
2. Print or project the editable task onto the board.
3. Guide students through the task or allow for independent completion.
4. Use the scaffolded questions to support differentiation.
5. Mark using the suggested answers or your own moderation practices.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during end-of-unit assessments to gather evidence of understanding
• 💡 Display finished tasks alongside graphs in a classroom data wall
• 💡 Assign specific assessments to small groups based on readiness or skill gaps
• 💡 Incorporate tasks into student portfolios for reporting and conferences

Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Adapt language or task length for students who require additional support
• 💛 Use A3 printouts or clipboards to support students with fine motor needs
• 💛 Collect completed tasks in individual student folders for easy report-writing reference
• 💛 Use colour-coded feedback to highlight strengths and next steps

Statistics & Probability Strand Assessments: Year 4 Semester 1 supports meaningful, flexible assessment with real classroom impact – making it easy to track progress, personalise learning, and build confidence in data and chance concepts.