The Purpose of The SBA Project

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The Purpose of the SBA Project

It is the view of CXC and Mathematics Teachers across the region that students are not
transitioning fluently enough from "School Math" to real-world applications. This has caused
many governments to invest and train members of the education systems in the delivery of
STEM and STEAM approach in an attempt to bridge that gap between the real world and the
classroom.
the Mathematics SBA is an attempt by CXC to bridge that same divide and forever link real-
world, everyday mathematics to the theoretical concepts discussed in the classroom. In
CXC's own words, the project may require the candidate to collect data or demonstrate the
application of Mathematics in everyday situations.
The Project Title
It should be clear and concise and related to a real-world problem. The title may be in the
form of a question or a precise and clear statement of intent, call it a hypothesis if you wish,
but its intention is to show what you will be trying to accomplish
Introduction
The introduction for the project should be well thought out and should be a comprehensive
description of the project itself. It should set the background for what you intend to do. The
objectives whatever you plan to accomplish] should be stated in the introduction and those
objectives should be very clear and precise.
Method of Data Collection
The method that you use to collect your data needs to be stated clearly here. If you plan to use
a survey, a questionnaire, an experiment, an investigation... You must ensure that your
Method is free from flaws as a flawed method will lead to unreliable data and if your data is
unreliable then whatever conclusions you come up with will be flawed. Take some time to
talk with your teacher/advisor/facilitator to make sure that your data collection method is
sound. The instrument that you intend to use to gather the data should be stated here, blank
tables with headings, survey questions, diagrams and general calculations about things you
plan to discuss.
Presentation of Data
The Presentation of your data needs to be accurate and well organized. You may have used a
survey or a table to collect your initial information, this table needs to be properly laid out
with appropriate column headers that describe exactly what you are doing. In addition to the
table, you will need to have at least one graph that shows your data. You may use any type of
appropriate statistical graph, bar chart, pie chart, linear graph, histogram etc. Your graphs
need to be well labelled in terms of axes. You should also introduce the graph don't just place
it on the page. For example
The following graph shows ........ then add the graph.

if you are modelling data and looking for relationships or correlations I am recommending
that you use the software program GRAPH. It is excellent at plotting scatters and can easily
draw a best fit line or spline [You can talk to your teacher about that.] that can help you with
your analysis.
You also need to be accurate in your use of Mathematical concepts while you present your
data so make sure that everything is accurately worked out. It is recommended that you use
Microsoft Office or other spreadsheet programs to generate your graphs. CXC does want you
to use the technology that is available.
Analysis of Data
As stated immediately above, this is a Mathematics SBA so you need to use the language of
Mathematics as well as use mathematics concepts in your Analysis. You must write in a
coherent way. You do not need to be wordy you only need to make sense of the data and
write that understanding in a way so that the reader can understand what you mean. You
should be detailed and you should be coherent. Try to answer the following questions as you
write;
What is your data saying to you?
What patterns do you see, what trends?
Look at averages and compare quantities using parentages.
It's kind of like writing a statistical report. CXC doesn't have these in the English A syllabus
anymore but your English teacher knows how and can help you so ask for help if you don't
know-how.
Discussion of Findings
So you have done your analysis, what exactly have you found out?
It may be what you thought you would find, it may be different but your work has shown
something. What is that something? State it clearly and precisely. Please understand that your
discussion of findings MUST follow from your data and your analysis of that data. So don't
try to impress anyone by making claims that are not supported by the data that you have or by
the analysis you have done.
Conclusion
Ahh, relief, finally you have reached the end. Now all you need to do is make a conclusion and you
are good at this. After all your language teacher did teach you how to do it.
Regardless, just make a summary of what you have done in the analysis of data and in the
discussion of findings. That will be good enough.
And finally
 You do get marked for grammar and the use of English so make sure to at least spell check your
work. Yes it should be typed.
 Make sure you create a content page
 You definitely need a cover page with your personal and center information
 You will most likely use electronic submission so save your document, back it up somewhere, email
yourself a copy , etc, just make sure that when your teacher needs it you have it
 And if you used a survey or questionnaire etc you can include those in an appendix at the end of
the back of the project
 Make sure your work is well organized
 AND Remember you have a 1000 word limit so avoid being wordy and write clearly and to the point

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