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Brad Boykin
FRIT 7236
Spring 2015
Key Assessment Stage 2: Data Analysis
Section 1: Students
This data set was derived fro a gro!p of 21 fo!rth"grade st!dents at Sa##ie $etterower
%#eentary S&hoo# in States'oro( )eorgia* Sa##ie $etterower %#eentary S&hoo# is a part
of the First +istri&t Regiona# %d!&ationa# Servi&e ,gen&y( and S$%S is one of nine
e#eentary s&hoo#s with the B!##o&h -o!nty S&hoo# Syste* .ast year( Sa##ie $ettterower
ranked se&ond aong these nine e#eentary s&hoo#s a&&ording to the -o##ege and -areer
Ready /erforan&e Inde iss!ed 'y the State of )eorgias +epartent of %d!&ation* The
21 fo!rth"grade st!dents that are represented in this data set fa## within the age range of
nine"years o#d to e#even"years o#d* There are si 'oys and fteen gir#s represented in the
data set* This gro!p &ontains 10 -a!&asian( ,fri&an",eri&an( 1 ,sian( and 2 4ied"
Ra&e st!dents* This gro!p ranges fro 'e#ow average to a'ove average( and fo!r st!dents
attend gifted asses on&e per week* -!rrent#y 7 of the 21 st!dents read 'e#ow grade
#eve# a&&ording to re&ent ST,R reports*
Section 2: Course
This &oon assessent was adinistered to a## of the fo!rth"grade st!dents at Sa##ie
$etterower %#eentary S&hoo# at the 'eginning of the third"!arter* This test was
designed to disp#ay st!dents !nderstanding of &ontent that was &overed d!ring the rst
ha#f of the year* The test was adinistered !sing an on#ine"'ased assessent syste*
The st!dents were re!ired to answer ea&h !estion 'y ##ing in '#anks !sing the n!'er
pad on the key'oard* The on#ine"'ased environent graded the test and sent a report to
ea&h tea&her* The standards assessed are o!t#ined 'e#ow
Standard !estion
8s9MCC4.NBT.1 Re&ogni:e that in a !#ti"digit who#e n!'er( a digit in one
p#a&e represents ten ties what it represents in the p#a&e to its right* For
eap#e( re&ogni:e that 700 ; 70 < 10 'y app#ying &on&epts of p#a&e va#!e
and division*
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MCC4.NBT.2 Read and write !#ti"digit who#e n!'ers !sing 'ase"ten
n!era#s( n!'er naes( and epanded for* -opare two !#ti"digit
n!'ers 'ased on eanings of the digits in ea&h p#a&e( !sing =(
sy'o#s to re&ord the res!#ts of &oparisons*
2( 3( ?( 5
MCC4.NBT.5 4!#tip#y a who#e n!'er of !p to fo!r digits 'y a one"digit
who#e n!'er( and !#tip#y two two"digit n!'ers( !sing strategies 'ased
on p#a&e va#!e and the properties of operations* I##!strate and ep#ain the
&a#&!#ation 'y !sing e!ations( re&tang!#ar arrays( and@or area ode#s*
6( 7
MCC4.NBT. Find who#e"n!'er !otients and reainders with !p to fo!r"
digit dividends and one"digit divisors( !sing strategies 'ased on p#a&e va#!e(
the properties of operations( and@or the re#ationship 'etween !#tip#i&ation
( A
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4ean 67*674edian 6*?2Standard
+eviation
0*13A67
Based on ea&h st!dents per&entage s&ore in &oparison to the ean( the standard
deviation is rea##y #ow* This &an 'e attri'!ted to data va#!es that are even#y dispersed
aong the set* There are soe very #ow s&ores and soe very high s&ores* Jowever(
ost of the per&entage s&ores are very ose to the a&t!a# ean of the data set*
&ercent o' Correct (es#onses %y )uestion
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/er&entage -orre&t 'y Standard
&er
cent %y Standard *ra#+
,## of the st!dents perfored we## identifying p#a&e va#!es to 10(000* In &ontrast( st!dents
seeed to have diL&!#ty with division( as we## as !#tip#ying fra&tions 'y who#e n!'ers*
F!rtherore( st!dents str!gg#ed the ost when they were asked to app#y &on&epts*
,pproiate#y ha#f of the sap#e pop!#ation perfored we## on !#tip#ying two"digit 'y
two"digit n!'ers( dividing a two"digit dividend( &hanging iproper fra&tions to ied
n!'ers( and &hanging ied n!'ers to iproper fra&tions* , high per&entage of the
ass perfored we## on ites that assess n!'er fors( !#tip#ying a !#ti"digit n!'er
'y a one"digit n!'er( e!iva#ent fra&tions( adding and s!'tra&ting fra&tions( adding and
s!'tra&ting ied n!'ers( and &onverting fra&tions and de&ia#s*
S#earman,Bro-n (elia%ility
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S! of z "s&ores 13*73
4ean 6*571?2A 6*2571?3 r nn 0*654edian 7 6 Re#ia'i#ity
%stiate
0*7A
Standard 2*01355A 1*2A?6?1
The res!#ts of the Spearan"Brown -a#&!#ation indi&ate that this assessent was high#y
re#ia'#e* I 'e#ieve that this is 'e&a!se of the very #ow standard deviation* I a#so think that
the assessent was ore re#ia'#e 'e&a!se the assessent was not a !#tip#e &hoi&e
forat( and st!dents had to an!a##y type in answers* In order to in&rease re#ia'i#ity ofthis assessent( I wo!#d add ore ites for ea&h standard* There are severa# standards
that on#y !se one ite to assess that standard* I do not 'e#ieve that this shows the 'est
pi&t!re of whether a st!dent f!##y !nderstands that standard* To f!rther in&rease
re#ia'i#ity( sii#ar assessents sho!#d 'e given to st!dents !#tip#e ties thro!gho!t the
year*
Section 4: Students Strengt+s and ea/nesses
Student &er'ormance on &lace 0alue and Num%er !orms
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Student &er'ormance on Multi#lying and Di$iding
Student &er'ormance on Adding and Su%tracting !ractions and Mied Num%ers
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Student &er'ormance on Multi#lying !ractions
Student &er'ormance on (elating !ractions to Decimals
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Strengths and Neeknesses
/#a&e Oa#!e and P!'er Fors 4!#tip#ying and +ividing
,dding and S!'tra&ting 4ied P!'ers 4!#tip#ying Fra&tions
Re#ating Fra&tions to +e&ia#s
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Strengt+s and ea/nesses C+art
Student Strengt+s ea/nesses
Student
1
Re#ating Fra&tions to +e&ia#sH /#a&e
Oa#!eH P!'er Fors
4!#tip#i&ation and +ivisionH
4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y Nho#e
P!'ers
Student
2
Re#ating Fra&tions to +e&ia#sH /#a&e
Oa#!eH P!'er ForsH ,dding andS!'tra&ting Fra&tions and 4ied
P!'ers
4!#tip#i&ation and +ivisionH
4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y Nho#eP!'ers
Student
"
Re#ating Fra&tions to +e&ia#sH /#a&e
Oa#!eH P!'er ForsH ,dding and
S!'tra&ting Fra&tions and 4ied
P!'ers
4!#tip#i&ation and +ivision
Student
4
Re#ating Fra&tions to +e&ia#sH /#a&e
Oa#!eH P!'er ForsH ,dding and
S!'tra&ting Fra&tions and 4ied
P!'ers
4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y Nho#e
P!'ers
Student
5
Re#ating Fra&tions to +e&ia#sH /#a&eOa#!eH P!'er ForsH 4!#tip#i&ation
and +ivisionH ,dding and S!'tra&ting
Fra&tions and 4ied P!'ers
4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y Nho#eP!'ers
Student
/#a&e Oa#!e and P!'er ForsH
4!#tip#i&ation and +ivisionH ,dding
and S!'tra&ting Fra&tions and 4ied
P!'ersH 4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y
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Nho#e P!'ersH Re#ating Fra&tions to
+e&ia#s
Student
/#a&e Oa#!e and P!'er ForsH
Re#ating Fra&tions to +e&ia#s
4!#tip#i&ation and +ivisionH
4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y Nho#e
P!'ers
Student
3
/#a&e Oa#!e and P!'er Fors 4!#tip#i&ation and +ivisionH ,ddingand S!'tra&ting Fra&tions and 4ied
P!'ersH 4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y
Nho#e P!'ers
Student
/#a&e Oa#!e !p to 10(000 4!#tip#i&ation and +ivisionH ,dding
and S!'tra&ting Fra&tions and 4ied
P!'ersH 4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y
Nho#e P!'ers
Student
1
/#a&e Oa#!e and P!'er ForsH
4!#tip#i&ation and +ivisionH ,dding
and S!'tra&ting Fra&tions and 4ied
P!'ersH Re#ating Fra&tions to
+e&ia#s
4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y Nho#e
P!'ers
Student
11
/#a&e Oa#!e and P!'er ForsH
4!#tip#i&ation and +ivisionH ,dding
and S!'tra&ting Fra&tions and 4ied
P!'ersH 4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y
Nho#e P!'ersH Re#ating Fra&tions to
+e&ia#s
Student
12
/#a&e Oa#!e and P!'er ForsH
Re#ating Fra&tions to +e&ia#s
4!#tip#i&ation and +ivisionH
4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y Nho#e
P!'ers
Student
1"
4!#tip#i&ation and +ivisionH ,dding
and S!'tra&ting Fra&tions and 4iedP!'ersH Re#ating Fra&tions to
+e&ia#s
4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y Nho#e
P!'ers
Student
14
/#a&e Oa#!e and P!'er ForsH
Re#ating Fra&tions to +e&ia#s
4!#tip#i&ation and +ivisionH
4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y Nho#e
P!'ers
Student
15
/#a&e Oa#!e and P!'er ForsH
Re#ating Fra&tions to +e&ia#s
%panded ForH 4!#tip#i&ation and
+ivisionH 4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y
Nho#e P!'ers
Student1
/#a&e Oa#!e and P!'er ForsH
4!#tip#i&ation and +ivisionH ,dding
and S!'tra&ting Fra&tions and 4iedP!'ers
4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y Nho#e
P!'ers
Student
1
/#a&e Oa#!e and P!'er Fors 4!#tip#i&ation and +ivisionH ,dding
and S!'tra&ting Fra&tions and 4ied
P!'ersH 4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y
Nho#e P!'ersH Re#ating Fra&tions
to +e&ia#sStudent /#a&e Oa#!e and P!'er ForsH 4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y Nho#e
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4!#tip#i&ation and +ivisionH ,dding
and S!'tra&ting Fra&tions and 4ied
P!'ersH Re#ating Fra&tions to
+e&ia#s
P!'ers
Student
1
/#a&e Oa#!e and P!'er ForsH
4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y Nho#eP!'ersH Re#ating Fra&tions to
+e&ia#s
4!#tip#i&ation and +ivision
Student
2
/#a&e Oa#!e and P!'er ForsH
4!#tip#i&ation and +ivision
4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y Nho#e
P!'ers
Student
21
/#a&e Oa#!e and P!'er ForsH
,dding and S!'tra&ting Fra&tions and
4ied P!'ersH Re#ating Fra&tions to
+e&ia#sH
4!#tip#i&ation and +ivisionH
4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y Nho#e
P!'ers
My inter#retations o' t+e results o' t+is assessment include:
" The aEority of y st!dents str!gg#ed on 4!#tip#ying Fra&tions 'y Nho#e P!'ers* I
need to take a #ook at these spe&i& !estions in ters of re#ia'i#ity and deterine
if the ite a&&!rate#y assesses the #earning o'Ee&tive*" ,## of y st!dents were a'#e to a&&!rate#y deterine p#a&e va#!e !p to 10(000*" ,pproiate#y ha#f of y st!dents str!gg#ed on the 4!#tip#i&ation and +ivision
ites*" ,#ost a## of the st!dent pop!#ation perfored we## when asked to re#ate fra&tions
to de&ia#s* In order to iprove re#ia'i#ity in re#ation to this spe&i& set of data(
ore !estions wo!#d need to 'e added*" ,pproiate#y ha#f of y st!dents perfored we## on the ,dding and S!'tra&ting
Fra&tions and 4ied P!'ers ites*
In order to iprove overa## re#ia'i#ity of the assessent( ore ites wo!#d have to 'e
added for ea&h standard that is assessed* It is ear that severa# st!dents are perforing
we## in re#ation to the fo!rth"grade #earning o'Ee&tives* In order to iprove st!dent
astery( ore pra&ti&e needs to 'e given for ea&h #earning o'Ee&tive in order to perfor
'etter on the net 'en&hark assessent*
Section 5: 6m#ro$ement &lan
Fo##owing the test( st!dents wi## 'e gro!ped 'ased on perforan&e* St!dents wi## 'e
provided with reediation and enri&hent where needed* This reediation and
enri&hent wi## take p#a&e d!ring designated S!pport ,## .earner 8S,.9 tie* Sa## gro!p
instr!&tion wi## 'e !sed to diCerentiate #earning* Str!gg#ing st!dents wi## 'e given ore
hands"on eperien&es and re"tea&hing* St!dents who re!ire enri&hent wi## 'e given a
portfo#io proEe&t( in whi&h they wi## have to disp#ay their know#edge of the &on&ept* They
wi## then present this proEe&t to the ass and p!'#ish it to o!r ass we'site*
In order to iprove f!t!re assessents( if ites prove to have va#idity or re#ia'i#ity iss!es(
these wi## 'e addressed* I wi## 'egin 'y #ooking 'a&k at the assessent '#!eprint and
&he&k#ists to ake s!re that ites were &reated proper#y( and they at&h the #earning
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o'Ee&tives* I wi## then #ook at st!dent responses to see if there is a trend in
is&on&eptions* -onversations with &o##eag!es who tea&h the sae s!'Ee&t &an a#so he#p
iprove f!t!re assessents* Ne wi## ake s!re that is&on&eptions were not &onsistent
a&ross the grade #eve#* Ne wi## a#so #ook at o!r instr!&tion to ake s!re that st!dents
wo!#d 'e a'#e to answer the assessent ites after re&eiving the instr!&tion*