Reflection 4a

Looking at the pre-assessment and post-assessment data for

Reasoning, I am proud that in the end more than half of the students met the
target, since at the beginning less than half did. This shows me that the
instruction in between assessments was useful for students. I feel much better
ending on a 63% than on the 33% at the start.
Still, I am overall unsatisfied with my results. Only 42% of students grew
in their learning. As someone who values growth mindset, I would love to see
that number even higher than the number of students who met the target. I
think part of the reason this number is so low is due to the fact that 6 students
did not sufficiently complete the first assessment and 5 did not sufficiently
complete the next. Completing both assessments is essential to gain practice
and to accurately judge students skills. Next time, I will hold students more
accountable for completion. Recently, I had students with incomplete work
come in to work at lunch. This strategy could be useful. When students do not
produce during class despite support and refocusing, I may recruit
administration to talk with students about the expectations at school. Motiving
students who are unwilling to work has been my biggest challenge of the
semester, and I believe if I could hold all students accountable the numbers
from my next data set would showcase more positive results.