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University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

English Department

EDPE 4018 (Practice Teaching)

Group Profile

Elementary School

Luz A. Cruz de Santana

Cooperating Teacher: Percychel Torres

Name: Leslie Ramos Claudio

Student Number: 442-08-6245

Supervisor: Dr. Aníbal Muñoz Claudio

Date: August 31, 2012

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Table of Contents

I. Introduction

Brief description of practice group, center and process of gathering

information

II. Graph of survey and Results

Accordingly with graph will be the analysis of results for each survey

item

Analysis: survey results per item with the corresponding inferences,

pedagogical implications and graphs.

III. Reflection

Cites of how the information informs the decisions you will make in the

teaching and learning process.

IV. Appendix

Student survey with demographic data and students interests

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Introduction

This group profile is a tool to identifying the demographic and interest of the

students where I am practicing. In the Elementary school Luz A. Cruz de Santana,

I collected data from the sixth grade group. In this project I constructed a survey

using basic questions to gather information concerning residence, interest, likes or

dislikes, among other information. In this study you will find a visual display of

the graphs with its analysis. This group profile served as a guide for me because

now I know what the students want to know about, and what do they do in their

spare time. Attached to this project is the sample questionnaire we gave to the

students. It is also important to know that eighteen out of twenty students

participated in this study. The results of the interest and the amounts can vary if we

introduce the remaining students. This profile has also helped me learn the name

of the students; it became so easy to me. The students took the questionnaire to

their homes to fill it out and then return it. The information obtained in this study is

according to the students that participated; note that some did not fill all the blanks

from of the questionnaire and the results may vary. They were very responsible

with the papers. Now the following graphs and analysis:

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Gender

Boys

girls

Birth Place

PR

USA

Graphs and Analysis of Results

The group is composed of twenty two students; but only eighteen participated. In the

following table we are going to see the amount of males and females in the classroom. We can

see clearly that there are more boys than girls in this group of students.

Table 1

The average age of the students is from eleven to twelve years of age; considering that

the majority of the students were born on the year 2000. This indicates that none have fallen back

in grades; they are up-to-date. Also the majority of the students were born in Puerto Rico. Table

2 will illustrate the results:

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Residence

Outside

Humacao

Table 2

The residence of the students is a particular one. I say this because they come from

different places. In table 3 we can see that the majority of the students live in Humacao; but there

are a few who love outside Humacao. I learned that the students who live outside Humacao and

assist this school is because their parents work in Humacao and the school facilitates them; this is

when they leave their children in school and to pick them up in the afternoon. I think this is good

because the majority can participate in any festival, or activity we might do afterschool. The

following graph will demonstrate the results:

Table 3

The majority of the students have never lived in Puerto Rico. Only three students have

lived in the USA. Very little students know the English language; and that their parents might

also lack the language. This helps to moderate the homework that we give to our students. More

than half of the students live with their mother or some other relative. Less than ten of them live

with both parents. The following table 4 will illustrate the results:

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Students live with…

Mother

Both

0

2

4

6

8

10

High School 2 yrprogram

4 yrprogram

MA

Parents Level of Education

Parents Level ofEducation

Table 4

The students’ parents’ age is quite in the range; they are almost similar. The range is from

30 to 50 years of age. There was an exception for twin in the classroom. The ages of the parents

are 43 and 71. The majority parents are high school graduates. There is a surprisingly large

amount of students whose parents have a higher educational level. This helps because we know

that the students can give their best. Their parents can be a lot of help when studying or doing

homework. The following table 5 will show the results:

Table 5

7

0

2

4

6

8

10

Yes No No answer

PT Meetings

PT Meetings

In the school there are Parent/Teacher meetings. In the questionnaire we asked the

students if their parents assist these meetings. This shows the responsibility of the parents

towards the academic success of their children. Table 6 illustrates the results:

Table 6

The amount of people living in the student’s home is between ranges of 5 to 2 people.

The amount of brothers and sisters in the student’s home are between the range of 3 and 0.

There are a variety of interests in the students. They like sports and participate in sports

afterschool. The majority of the students indicated that they like sport. The sports that they like

are basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball and track. The majority of the students love sports. I

thought this would be a great special project. The following table indicates the amount of

students who answered yes or no to the question: would you like your school to have a sports

team?

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Sports Team

Yes

No

Table 7

There are students that are in programs outside of the school. The majority doesn’t assist

to any program but there are some who do assist to the following: “La Escuela libre de Musica”,

“Catesismo” and “Brazilian Jiu Jitzu”. I think this is very good considering that students have a

lot to show. The majority of the students don’t assist to programs after school but I know that

they do possess many talents. For example, I got a beautiful art picture of me from one of my

students; I was impressed. In the future I might give a show and tell oral report so they can show

what they can do. The student’s favorite TV programs vary a lot. The following list contains the

programs that they watch on TV:

Adventure time

My little Pony

Jane and the Dragon

Animal Planet

Phineas and Ferb

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Yes

0

5

10

15

20

Yes

No

Disney channel

Mad TV

Scooby Doo

Ninjas

El Chavo del Ocho

NBA

Caso Cerrado

Movies

Boomerang

Table 8 will demonstrate the interest of the students in school, reading, art, music and

subject. They answer yes or no.

Table 8

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The students indicated that they like subjects also. The majority of the students picked

Physical Education as their favorite; the rest just answered none. The questionnaire also asked

what the students would want to be when they grow up. There was a variety of answers, so the

following lists are some of the options they came up with:

Gynecologist

Astronaut

NBA Player

Police Officer

Lawyer

Vetenarian

Hair stylist

Video Designer

Military

Movie producer

The majority of the students come by car to school. Come of them live nearby the school

so they walk. None of the students use bus. Exactly half of the students in my group have

health conditions. Many of them have allergy, heart, ASMA, and hyperactivity conditions.

We asked the students if they possess computer at home with internet access. This helps us to

know if we can give homework to research in their homes; table 9 show these were the

results:

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82%

84%

86%

88%

90%

92%

94%

96%

98%

100%

Computer Web access

NO

Yes

Table 9

We also asked the students what did they do in their spare time and they had a variety of fun

things to do. The following is a list of what they wrote:

Read

Sleep

Watch TV

Bike Ride

Movies

Play

Music

Internet

Lastly, we asked the students if they attended any organization, association or club

outside the school, the majority said no. but there were three students that do attend to

afterschool organizations. For example, students council, chorus groups and tutoring.

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Reflection

This group profile was an excellent resource of information. I got hold of so much good

data that it helped me memorize the names of the students and pretty much acknowledge what is

it they like. I’ve been teaching already for a week and a half and I have notice how importance is

to know the students interest. To be able to capture their attention in class we must know what

they like and presented to them in their own what of understanding. This group profile was a

helping tool for me because know I know what I can present to my students. I can also bring

material related to their interest.

I also notice that some of the students lack the understanding in reading. Brenda and I

decided to give the questionnaire in English; as a little challenge for the students. It turned to be

a challenge for us. The students went “haywire” when they saw the English questionnaire. We

tried to tell them not to panic but it was too late. We decided to let the students take their

questionnaire home and bring it back the next day; but then we thought what if their parents

don’t know English? Well this was an experience for me because since it was our first time

giving the questionnaire in English, we were exploring.

We learn that the students need more assistance when it comes to confronting new

material in English. I also saw that the students need structure in their writing and organization;

they need to learn how to respect the margins and write a little smaller. We have many ideas that

I am pretty sure it will help the students in our practice centers. Our goal is to take the maximum

out of the students and for them to see that there is nothing to fear and worry about the new

language being presented.

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I hope that we can mark those students’ lives in a way that they can remember our class

as a wonderful experience. Brenda and I stated that goal. In the results of the question whether

the students like school or not the majority said yes; and that’s a good thing. In our class we

decided to motivate the students to loving English and reading. That is our goal for this semester.

This group profile was a little shaky in the beginning, but in the end it turned out alright.

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Appendix

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University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

English Department

Questionnaire for the Group Profile

Name: ______________________________ Gender: (F) (M) Age: _______

Grade: ______ Date of Birth: ___/___/___ Place of Birth: _____________

Where do you live? (Residence) ________________________________________

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Father’s name: ____________________________ Age: ______

Level of School: ____________________ Occupation: ______________________

Mother’s name: ___________________________ Age: ______

Level of School: ____________________ Occupation: ______________________

Have you ever live outside Puerto Rico? Yes No

If yes, where? _______________________________________________________

With whom do you live? Mother Father Both

If other, specify who: _________________________________________________

Do they assist the Parent/Teacher meetings? Yes No

How many people live in your house? _______ How many bothers/sisters? ______

Older siblings ______ Younger siblings _______

Do you like sports? Yes No Which one? ____________________

Would you like your school to have a team on a specific sport? Yes No

If yes, what sport would it be? __________________________________________

Are you in any sport, program, counseling, or music academy outside your school?

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__________________________________________________________________

What is your favorite TV program? _____________________________________

Do you like School? Yes No Your favorite subject is _____________.

Do your parents help you with homework? Yes No

Do you like to read? Yes No

Do you like listening to music? Yes No

Do you like studying? Yes No

Do you like art? Yes No

What do you want to be when you grow up? ______________________________

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(Circle one)How do you get to school? Walk Bus Car

Do you have a computer at home? Yes No

If yes, do you have internet access? Yes No

Do you have any kind of health condition? Yes No

If yes, what kind? ________________________________________________

What do you do on your spare time? ________________________________

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Do you attain to any clubs or associations, inside or outside your school?

Yes No If yes, which? __________________________

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