I would be most concerned about Kurt Incall. This is because Kurt does very well on the Word Studies. He has an average of 87.14% and normally earns a 90% or 100%. Kurt is not doing as well on the Reading Logs or Essays. In these categories, Kurt is earning, on average, a 68% to a 76%. Although these are passing grades and Kurt always turns in his assignments, the class average is at least, if not more, 10% higher than his scores. Also, Kurt has failed all three of his tests and has the lowest average in the class. This causes Kurt’s overall weighted average to be the lowest in the class.
I am concerned about Kurt because he is turning in his work and seems to understand the Word Studies. When it comes to the other grades, Kurt is not doing well. His performance also shows on his tests because it is clear Kurt does not understand the information or does not have the higher order thinking skills to apply the information he has learned.
12. After reading the article, “Using Common Formative Assessments as a Source of Professional Development in and Urban American Elementary School,” Answer these questions.
a. What are 3 ways common assessments encourage collaborative planning?
First, initially creating a pacing guide deciding when to assess students involves collaboration. Teachers at an American urban elementary school brought samples of their students work to discuss. They compared their student’s work to students in other classes. They noticed similarities and
Improved Assessment Literacy: Unlike the current education system that treats assessment more separated from teaching, the core teaching standards recognize that teachers need to have greater knowledge and skill on how to develop a number of assessments, how to balance use of formative and summative assessment as
Assessing is a crucial component of education that informs teachers on individual development and understanding (Booker, Bond, Sparrow
Currently, Jaikayliah is enrolled in school full-time at Churchland Middle School. In the last three months, Jaikayliah has attended school regularly, but there has been intervention by school administration. Jaikayliah is currently failing math and physical science. She has A's in academic lab and health and physical education. She also has C's in English and US History. Jaikayliah is currently not involved in any school activities, but reports an interest in participating in track. Jaikayliah believes school is beneficial to her and her placement at Churchland Middle School is appropriate. Mr. Wilson reported historically Jaikayliah has done well in school and has never repeated a grade. Jaikayliah has a history of requiring mediation from school officials and being defiant. Her defiance is usually in the form of verbal disrespect or
Furthermore, stays at a friends house while his mother works from 1:00am to 5:00am. Per documentation the patient presents with mannerism of throwing his head back, laughing at inappropriate times, and throws his hands over eyes to talk. The patient presented with these behaviors during the time of assessment. According to collateral the patient reports to "Ms. Mitchell, principal at Tabernacle Elementary School, that he was going to kill himself and others." Collateral reports that patient cut himself with a broken razor from a pencil sharpener. Further, the patient reports that he is useless and that no one likes him nor does he have anyone to play video games with. The patient expresses these thoughts during the assessment. According to collateral the patient has multiple incidents with his behavior since 2013. As noted, "Some of these behaviors including pulling string out around neck from sweatshirt, smashing milk in cafeteria, kicking others students, swinging a waffle bat at another student, inappropriate language and hitting a student on the bus." The mother expresses that the patient does not see a need to go to school and wishes to stay home.
Jonnie, a 10th grade African American male, was referred to me because he considering college as a next step in his education. He needs support in building his GPA and course mapping so that when he is ready to enter a comprehensive high school he is on track to complete graduation and college requirements. Working with Jonnie, the immediate goal is to have him pass the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE). Throughout his academic career, Jonnie has had an inordinate number of disciplinary infractions put against him. His high school transcripts reflect the behavior problems that have had an effect on his ability to perform well in school. Currently, Jonnie is in a small school setting in which his academic abilities are being shown and fostered. Jonnie does not seem to exhibit many deficits when it comes to social-emotional relationships, however, it is evident in his work, that there are some academic gaps that need to be supported and scaffolded for him. When it comes to material that tends to be difficult for Jonnie, he withdraws himself from the class. Further examination of Jonnie’s behavior is necessary to better support his academic abilities and achieving his goal of attending college a reality.
This student, Madeline, had several behavioral issues. These behavioral issues made it difficult for her to work with the other members of the section. She was easily distracted, and extremely talkative. She had great difficulty following the rules, and often got in trouble with our band director. She also got into fights with the other girls in the section.
Rosslynn is currently enrolled in the third grade at Mcnab Elementary School and maintains a “C” average. Mrs. Ziegler denied Rosslynn repeated any grade. She informed Rosslynn attended three different schools between Florida and Ohio. According to Mrs. Ziegler Rosslynn attended Mcnab Elementary in the first grade, relocated to another school in Ohio in the second grade and enrolled again into Mcnab Elementary in the third grade. When asked the reason for the changes, the mother noted due to her father being sick, she took Rosslynn with her to Ohio while she attended to her father. Mrs. Ziegler denied the youth has ever participated in special classes for behavior or learning issues. When asked about the youth’s academic functioning, the mother
The class is a Year four, five, six composite class and is made up of twenty-nine students; twelve girls and seventeen boys. There are six Year four students, eight Year five students and fifteen Year six students. The variance of intellectual ability within this class is significant with students’ capability ranging from a Year one level to above Year six level and includes students with special / complex needs. The class includes five students who are verified as having Autism Spectrum Disorder, two students who are verified with Intellectual Disability and four students who have been diagnosed with ADHD. Two students are also diagnosed with visual impairment. The class also includes four students who display very challenging behaviours including one student who is under Juvenile Justice for causing grievous bodily harm. This student is on reduced attendance and has a teacher’s aide assigned to him who must supervise him at all times. My mentor teacher emphasised that there are ongoing behaviour issues
After reading the article, “Using Common Formative Assessments as a Source of Professional Development in and Urban American Elementary School,” Answer these questions.
We received a low grade notice for Miciah Quinn in 8A listing a grade of 52 for Alek 3 May 9-13. Miciah completed 19 topics and a knowledge exam during this week. I have confirmed with 2 other parents that the weekly requirement for Alek on this week was 10 topics due to testing as stated during your class period. Miciah has diligently been working on ALEKS per our conversation approximately two weeks ago during the tutoring session with you. She has put in over 16 hours completing a total of 46 topics and 2 knowledge tests exams to which I provided screens shots from her account. She pushed herself to put in the extra time on Alek for review purposes and to gain extra credit and of course this recent grade listing dampens her pursuit
is a lower level student, who for these assignments need to be consistently address about getting back on task. He seemed to have a hard time concentrating on the task at hand, therefore I frequently walked around him to make sure he was doing what he was suppose to be doing. I did need to give the student extra time to finish, most of the class was able to finish by the end of the class. A.S. needed to take it home and finish it for
After observing a 7th grade classroom, I have seen our class objectives being used in the classroom. I saw how a teacher uses assessment to check her students understanding and adjust instruction to meet the needs of the students. I saw different forms of assessment of formative assessment. I saw observations, the use of questioning, worksheets, and homework. The teacher reviewed material and retaught material that students had trouble understanding.
The first student that I assessed was Child 1, and he doesn’t receive extra services. Johnathan did really well overall, but did struggle with some words. I feel that Johnathan could have taken his time more and really focused on sounding the words out before saying what he thought they were. I did noticed that the mixed up and mistaken some of the vowels. When I performed the spelling test at the end, Johnathan had trouble with the word you. When he started to spell the word he started with “OU,” but then he corrected himself and spelt the word correctly. I still marked the word as incorrect since he started spelling the word wrong.
For example, Bob told me he was having trouble at home. He was making poor choices, and his parents are involved in some activities that are causing grandparents to try to gain custody. I also consider the lack of support and education in the home. With this in mind, I give in class study time and allow peer tutoring. Lan and Bob asked to work together to correct their formative assessment, they were the only perfect scores on the summative. The students that were not in class for the practice, but, were in attendance for the physical activities were able to correctly answer problems where an object on a graph was to be transformed as demonstrated in questions 1-4 on the summative assessment. Those students did not use tracing paper, the students that had the in-class practice did. The students that did not use the tracing paper struggled with questions 9-14 on the summative
The ability of a student to learn effectively and comprehend what they have learned depends on the interaction of multiple factors. These factors include the level of connectedness between the student and their teacher, the role of a parent in motivating the student to learn as well as the student’s own effort. For a sixth grader, who shows fluctuating classroom performance with better test performances but poor on homework, a partnership between the student, teacher and parents can be forged to improve the student’s performance. This would be done through data collection on their progress by observation, documenting, measuring and monitoring the data for implementation.