2.2.

1 Analysis of the Assessment Data and Student Learning for the Whole Class

a) My learning goal for this lesson is for students to demonstrate adding within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and the relationship between addition and subtraction using expanded form of numbers. This assessment requires students to solve word problems involving steps included in the objective. The scoring guide is based around how many of those word problems that students answered correctly. The more questions that students answer correctly, the more it shows that they understand what the learning goal is asking for.

b) I have created a chart to demonstrate my students progress towards the learning goals. On the left column, the students pretest scores are displayed. These scores were collected after taking a pretest with no prior instruction. On the right column, the students posttest scores are displayed. Analyzing this data is quick and easy because students improvement is shown using numbers from 1-5. For an example, if a student scores a 0 on the pretest, it is obvious that that student had no prior knowledge of the topic. However, if the student scored a 4 on the post test, it is obvious that this particular student gained information as a result of the lesson.
c) I believe that the data-collection process that I chose was very efficient. It was a quick and easy to understand method. I simply gave the students a pre-test, checked for understanding of the content and used that data to differentiate instruction for my students. Once the lesson was taught, I gave a similar post-test to the students. I compared the pre and post-test to analyze how much students benefited from the lesson taught. d) I believe that the instructional strategies that I chose were very effective for this particular lesson. The modeling was an excellent idea because these students benefit from modeling of examples. Allowing the students to come up to the board and work out problems was also an excellent idea. The students enjoyed coming to the board and the class was able to participate in their own learning. Another learning activity that the students definitely benefited from was working with manipulatives. They learned a great deal from using tens and ones rods. It was a great way to show addition and subtraction from a more hands-on perspective. e) Once the lesson was over and all post-tests were graded, I had a short conference with each individual student. I showed each student their pre-test score and post-test score. I explained to them how their score either changed or stayed the same. We discussed the importance of understanding this material before moving on to three digit addition. The students now realize how this Math will build upon future Math and have agreed to practice at home.