Action+Plan

The problem I have identified is in Indicator 5. Students can access, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate informational texts. E-metric data shows 54.5% of the students answered the questions related to this Indicator incorrect in 6th grade in 2009. Looking at the 5th grade scores (E-metric) from last year about 38.6% of the students answered the questions over a similar indicator incorrectly. In the Achievement Series test, given to all 6th graders: The standards broke down to this: 6.R.5.1- 49.5%, 6.R.5.2- 55.9%, 6.R.5.3- 63.2% correct. My question is how can I use a project to improve the students understanding of Indicator 5: Students can access, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate informational texts.

Beginning of the year test results: In the Achievement Series test, given to all 6th graders: The standards broke down to this: 6.R.5.1- 49.5%, 6.R.5.2- 55.9%, 6.R.5.3- 63.2% correct.

Middle of the year test results: In the Achievement Series test given mid year-the standard broke down to this 6.R.5.1-74.4%, 6.R.5.2-76%, 6.R.5.3-88.1%

End of the Project test results: In the Achievement Series test given upon completion of the 21st Century Project Based Lesson-the scores for the standard broke down like this: 6.R.5.1-78.8%, 6.R.5.2-82.4%, 6.R.5.3-84.4%

Overall I saw a 29.3% increase in 6.R.5.1, a 26.5% increase in 6.R.5.2 and a 21.2% increase in 6.R.5.3 ( I did see a 3.7% drop from middle to end in this standard).


 * Reflection/Future plans:** This year has been a great year. I have become an "semi-expert" of 21st century skills and I feel that project based assessments do an overall better job of assessing the students. It is more in depth and hits more than one area of learning. Last year I worked on the same standards and saw an increase in the scores also but this year I feel the students have a better understanding of the standard. My goal for next year is to have all five of my class complete this project and try to get another "Project Based Assessment" developed for another novel and continue to use Senteo's, blogs and will finally get my hands wet with a Smartboard as I'm getting one for next year!!:)