Julie Derby
11318 Gold St
Omaha, NE 68144
JLD88358@creighton.edu
(402)213-5555

Evidence of Student Learning

Please note that I do not rely only on testing for student's final grades.  My main evidence of student learning is by observation.  I observe whether or not my students understand the concepts.  If I feel that the majority of the class does not understand the concept then I need to reteach the subject in another way.  In reading I had 2 students whom seemed not to fully comprehend on-grade level books.  So I did small groups with them in hope to improve their comprehension skills.  Homework also plays a factor in whether or not the students understand the concepts.  For instance, (in reading) I know if a student has completed a book by their final project, which talks about their book.  In math there is a daily assignment to practice the new concept learned.  

Within this section is the main test given by the district to ensure students are learning.  I taught the concept that is being tested and then administered the tests (CRTs).  I usually do a pretest before I begin a unit.  I utilize pretesting so that I know where my students are and where they might need extra teaching.  During the unit, as I stated before, I observe my students.  These are the main ways that I can tell the students are learning.

 
Reading Unit Tests

6th grade			Unit 1	Unit 2
		date:	10/9/2006	11/7/2006
1	Booker	Kianna	88
2	Coffin	Emily	84
3	Doan	Benjamin	100
4	Gaines	Darius	88
5	Gentle	Henry	100
6	Gibbs	Robert	88
7	Harlow	Clara	96	92
8	Huff	Cassidy	96	92
9	Keely	Spencer	72	84
10	Kruse	Thomas	88	100
11	Larsen	Hunter	88	92
13	Metry	Hunter	80	84
14	Micheels	Robert	92	92
15	Overton	Laramy	76	92
16	Realing	Marley	92	96
17	Ross	Keith	96	100
18	Shipman	Annah	92	96
19	Sorrels	Jasmine	72	76
20	Tran	Giselle	92	92
21	Turone	Harrison	84	96
22	Vinckier	Davis	96	92
23	Vlasak	Lauren	68	84
24	Westberry	Randi	96	96
25	Wolfe	Shelby	80	84
26	Zastera	Steven	92	80

These are premade test from the reading basal.  I did not utilize the basal, but wanted to make sure the students were where they should be academically.

The yellow highlighted ones are students that may need a little extra help.  I worked with them individually to improve their scores. 

Language Arts CRTS

These are Criterion References Test (CRTs), district wide tests.  Every school in Omaha Public Schools must administer these tests.  An A means advance, a PF means proficient, a PG means progressing, and a B means beginning.  As a class we did an independent novel study (where the students chose their own books and can read at a faster pace.  They complete projects to demonstrate understanding of their books).  We also do small groups, for reading skills, such as inferencing and predicting.  These small skills appear on the CRTs. 


Math CRTs

6th grade				604 Geometry		606 Data Analysis
			Geometry Pretest	form A	form B	form A	form B
1	Bergin	Connor	8/11	A
2	Booker	Kianna	7/11	A
3	Doan	Benjamin	6/11	A		PF	PF
4	Gentle	Henry	9/11	PF	A	A
5	Gibbs	Robert	7/11	A		A
6	Harlow	Clara	8/11	A		PF	A
7	Joyner	Owen	6/11	A		PF	A
8	Keely	Spencer	5/11	A		PF
9	Kruse	Thomas	6/11	A		PF	A
10	Larsen	Hunter	5/11	A		PF	PF
11	Menard	Michaela	5/11	A		PF	A
12	Meyer	Andria	5/11	A		PF	A
13	Meyer	Lukas	7/11	A		PF	A
14	Overton	Laramy	6/11	PF	A	PF	A
15	Patterson	Rachel	8/11	PF		PF
16	Powell	Ellen	5/11	A		A
17	Realing	Marley	6/11	A		PF
18	Shipman	Annah	8/11	A		PF	A
19	Tran	Giselle	6/11	A		PF	A
20	Turone	Harrison	5/11	A		PF	A
21	Vinckier	Davis	5/11	A		PF
22	Weidner	Matthew	7/11	A		PF	PF
23	Westberry	Randi	7/11	A		A
24	Westergard	Madeline	4/11	A		PF	A
25	Wolfe	Shelby	9/11	A		PF	A
26	Wood	Ryan	8/11	A		PF	A
27	Zastera	Steven	4/11	A		PF	PF

These are the math CRTs (Criterion Reference Tests).  Before I started each unit, I gave a pretest.  Sometimes the pretest were written (like the geometry pretest, which is shown above), with the data analysis the pretest was oral, and with the measurement unit, the students worked with partners in a discussion.  As you can see from the pretest, all students improved from my instruction.  Note:  with the Data Analysis test, to get an A (advance) the students had to score a 100% on the test.  Most students scored a 19/20, one away from their goal.  From my reteaching some students achieve their goal of an A. 

On this page:
Reading Unit Test
Language Arts CRTs
Math CRTs

Here Hunter is showing off her amusement park ride!

Here Spencer and Jonathon are working hard on an experiement.

Here Bobby M is working on a reading project.

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