1. What type of student achievement data did you analyze?
The type of student achievement data that I analyzed was focused on the development of reading using the DRA2 assessment. The DRA is an assessment that has students read meanwhile the teacher analyzes how students perform. It focuses on reading, fluency, comprehension, and accuracy. It allows a teacher to then assign a criterion based score to the overall reading ability of a student.
2. What were the main findings generated from the analysis of your data?
From my data, I was able to generate a chart the easily showed the differences in reading levels between students. When graphed, my data showed a rough bell curve, with 4 low students, 5 high students, and the rest in the middle. It also demonstrated the varying degrees of ability between students.
3. Share 5 questions that the data sparked.
· How can I support students that are performing really well?
· What other strategies can I implement to support struggling students?
· How accurate is the data?
· When would be a good time to reassess students for updated data?
· Would I see a bell curve distribution in another teacher's classroom?
4. Name 3 priority needs and mention which one of these seemed most urgent.
· Low performing students are varied in ability and need additional support in order to develop their language abilities. (Most urgent)
· High performing students need to be challenged so that they continue developing their abilities.
· At level students will also need to improve reading speed and accuracy while maintaining comprehension so that they continue progressing to higher reading levels.
5. Which target group did you select to work with and why?
I chose to target the low group so that I can focus on developing new strategies for language acquisition and reading acquisition. It is my first year teaching this grade level and I hope to learn new techniques that I will be able to implement next school year to support my low groups better and hasten their language/reading development.
The type of student achievement data that I analyzed was focused on the development of reading using the DRA2 assessment. The DRA is an assessment that has students read meanwhile the teacher analyzes how students perform. It focuses on reading, fluency, comprehension, and accuracy. It allows a teacher to then assign a criterion based score to the overall reading ability of a student.
2. What were the main findings generated from the analysis of your data?
From my data, I was able to generate a chart the easily showed the differences in reading levels between students. When graphed, my data showed a rough bell curve, with 4 low students, 5 high students, and the rest in the middle. It also demonstrated the varying degrees of ability between students.
3. Share 5 questions that the data sparked.
· How can I support students that are performing really well?
· What other strategies can I implement to support struggling students?
· How accurate is the data?
· When would be a good time to reassess students for updated data?
· Would I see a bell curve distribution in another teacher's classroom?
4. Name 3 priority needs and mention which one of these seemed most urgent.
· Low performing students are varied in ability and need additional support in order to develop their language abilities. (Most urgent)
· High performing students need to be challenged so that they continue developing their abilities.
· At level students will also need to improve reading speed and accuracy while maintaining comprehension so that they continue progressing to higher reading levels.
5. Which target group did you select to work with and why?
I chose to target the low group so that I can focus on developing new strategies for language acquisition and reading acquisition. It is my first year teaching this grade level and I hope to learn new techniques that I will be able to implement next school year to support my low groups better and hasten their language/reading development.