Excel 2

Column1
Mean	216.8470093
Standard Error	1.003809319
Median	217.6995421
Mode	#N/A
Standard Deviation	7.238571944
Sample Variance	52.39692379
Kurtosis	1.19597502
Skewness	-0.601237063
Range	40.39407077
Minimum	193.5975693
Maximum	233.9916401
Sum	11276.04449
Count	52

Column2
Mean	-7.24326109
Standard Error	0.275208873
Median	-6.992761948
Mode	#N/A
Standard Deviation	1.984559403
Sample Variance	3.938476024
Kurtosis	1.033376246
Skewness	-0.835208051
Range	9.957366625
Minimum	-13.99571467
Maximum	-4.038348042
Sum	-376.6495767
Count	52

t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Equal Variances
	Variable 1	Variable 2
Mean	216.847	224.0902704
Variance	52.39692	42.3109447
Observations	52	52
Pooled Variance	47.35393
Hypothesized Mean Difference	0
df	102
t Stat	-5.36714
P(T<=t) one-tail	2.52E-07
t Critical one-tail	1.65993
P(T<=t) two-tail	5.03E-07
t Critical two-tail	1.983495

Above are the results from the NAEP 4th grade scores. The top chart is the males and the middle chart is the femails. The third chart is the t-test results. My results show that the t-test results are greater than .05, so therefore, I cannot reject the null hypothesis. This activity was a little confusing. I am not very good at reading charts from Excel so I am not completely sure about what I have discovered. I believe I rejected the null hypothesis, but I am not really sure what that means. I looked over the data, but I need to become more familiar with this in order to completely appreciate what I have discovered.

In my class, students can research the various reasons for the beginning of World War I. There are many different aspects to look at and students coulds show what they are most interested in and why. My groups can be the causes of the war including, militarism, alliances, nationalism, and imperialism. I could examine the students research on an individual issue and then compare them to the other student's ideas.

I am still unsure of how I would use this in my classroom setting. I don't completely understand Excel and am not sure this would benefit me until I figured out how to use the program successfully. Until then, I think the numbers would not mean anything to me.