1Diamond Willow Middle School

Grade 6" Provincial Achievement Test Results

Language Arts

June 2012
School
1. % of students writing test

84.1

Province
90.8%

+/-6.7%

2. % of students:
1)Achieving acceptable standard:
2)Achieving standard of excellence:

73.0%

82.7%

9.5%

17.8%

3)Below acceptable standard:

11.1%

8.1%

3. Average mark for students:

61.8%

66.3%

-9.7%
-8.3%
+3 %
-4.5%

4. Areas of Strength:( 3.6% difference in writing scores for D.W. and the Province)

Identify the main purpose for writing an informational article

Identify a key detail in a cartoon
Identify figurative language (simile) in an excerpt from a novel
Recognize the authors attempt to establish a connection with the audience in a
poem
Recognize a literary technique (onomatopoeia) used in a cartoon
Make a comparison to another genre with a cartoon
Identify the implicit meaning of a phrase in an informational article
Determine the contextual meaning of a word in an excerpt from a novel
Identify the connotative meaning of a statement in an excerpt from a novel
Identify a key detail in an excerpt from a novel
Analyze the authors use of a literary technique in an informational article
Recognize the correct meaning of a word in context in an informational article
Identify a specific detail in an informational article
Analyze key details to determine a characters feelings in an excerpt from a novel

6. Areas Needing Improvement: [areas 3.6% (or more) lower than provincial average]

Infer the characters feelings from key details in an excerpt from a novel
Identify the characteristic of an object in an informational article
Make an inference about probable future actions of a character in a poem
Infer the authors purpose for using questions in the introduction of an
informational article
Identify the meaning of a word in an excerpt from a novel
Make an inference about the main topic in an informational article
Draw a conclusion regarding the best use of an informational article
Integrate information to identify the main idea in an informational article
Draw a conclusion about a character in a cartoon
Identify the main idea of a poem

Excelled:

7. Conclusion/Recommendations: (areas to build on)

-continue integrating cartoons into LA/characters
-figurative language (such as similes and metaphors)
-continue working on reading comprehension
-stress informational articles and their content/main ideas

Areas to Build On:

8. AISI standpoint: (Rock/Sand/Water with Academic Vocabulary = power outcomes;

Blooms Taxonomy = Instructional Design & High Yield Strategies )
The strengths are based in our LA Academic Vocab (rocks), therefore we are
teaching the power outcomes effectively.
Analytical thinking a strength higher level of thinking