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JONES 5TH GRADE CLASS

DATA ANALYSIS
Jessica McGrath
DATA COLLECTION PROCESS
The data was collected from several types of data sources
PSSA (external data source from PA State Assessment)
F&P, DSA, and Writing Prompt (internal data sources from classroom
teacher).
The PSSA scores contained
Overall Scores
Subtests
Other student-level information that could aide data collection is
demographic and background data
race/ethnicity,
English Proficiency,
socioeconomic status, or attendance.
 DATA COLLECTION PROCESS, CONT.
How to make it more eective
Create an assessment calendar to organize each assessment administration
and data collection. This will also indicate who will be recording, collecting
and compiling data from each assessment.
Collect data more frequently, the more information you have to analyze
trends. Frequency of the assessments is also crucial to understanding the
data.
F&P assessments scores should indicate the dates of the assessments and
frequency (are they given multiple times per year?) Additional information
regarding whether the student was given a non-fiction or fiction text.
Because PSSAs are given yearly, having data regarding previous year
assessments from individual students would also help to create a clearer
picture of progress.
SUMMARY OF THE DATA
Student Proficiency Range Count
Data was gathered for 21 students by Assessment
(n=21) Proficiency PSSA F&P DSA
Range (total) (Rdg
The data set analyzed consisted of Advanced 10 11 2
4 separate assessments Proficient 6 9 14
Basic 2 0 5
PSSA
Below 3 1 0
F&P Basic
Total 21 21 21
Count
Average 1075.6 5.7 13.4
DSA
Score
Median 1107.5 6.1 11
Narrative Writing Score
Mode 1173 5.1 11
Several of the assessments had Score
overall and subtest scores
Each scores denoted in the data
had a corresponding proficiency
range as define by the dates
 ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS
PSSA
Proficiency Key Craft/ Voca Writ
Range Total MC OE Ideas St b Mode Lang TDA

Advanced 10 7 12 16 6 11 10 7 17

Proficient 6 6 5 1 10 7 7 8 0

Basic 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 5 1

Below
Basic 3 8 2 3 5 1 4 1 3

Total 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21
ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS, CONT.
F&P

Proficiency Range Rdg Lvl Acc Comp WPM

Advanced 11 10 1 2

Proficient 9 11 13 5

Basic 0 0 6 2

Below Basic 1 0 1 12

Total 21 21 21 21
ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS, CONT.

DSA

Proficiency Range Spelling

Advanced 2

Proficient 14

Basic 5

Below Basic 0

Total 21
ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS, CONT.
Narrative Writing
Editing &
Proficiency Range Focus Content Organization Style Grammar Punctuation Spelling
Revising
Advanced 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Proficient 15 10 11 8 12 9 9 15
Basic 6 11 10 13 9 12 12 6
Below Basic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21
INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS

Strengths
Key Ideas

Key Ideas Below Basic

14%
Basic
5%

Students are able to

Proficient
5%

answer questions
Advanced

regarding key ideas 76%

Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic

INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS

TDA
Strengths
Text Dependent Analysis
Below Basic
Basic 14%
Proficient
5%
0%
Students are able to
synthesize answers
Advanced
based on specific 81%

evidence within a
reading passage
Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic
INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS

Below
Basic Rdg Lvl
5%
Basic
0%
Reading Level
Proficient Advanced
97% of students are 43% 52%

reading on or above
grade level according
to F&P assessments
Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic
INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS

Areas of Concern:
Craft/St
Craft/Structure (PSSA):
Below

Why are only 26% of students Basic Advanced

24% 28%
Basic
Advanced in craft/structure? 0%

Are students able to identify Proficient

dierent text structures in 48%

informational texts and answer

questions using that information?
Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic
How are the students interacting
with informational texts?
INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS

Areas of Concern:
Below
Comprehension (F&P) Basic Comp Advanced
5% 5%

Although students are reading on level

Basic
based on the F&P assessment, there 28%
33% are answering comprehension Proficient
questions basic or below. 62%

Why are the students reading on or

above level but not able to answer the
comprehension questions at an Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic

advanced level?
Are the assessments fiction or non-
fiction?
PRIORITY QUESTION

How do students
analyze informational
texts while using text
features and
structures to interpret
and locate
information?
LEARNER CENTERED PROBLEM
When answering craft and structure questions students must be able
to:
Use Text Structures
compare/contrast
problem/solution
description
cause and eect
sequence and order
Craft and Structure questions are designed for students to:
look deep into the text they are reading
be able to analyze the information in a way that makes sense
SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students will be able to
identify the organization of dierent types of informational
text structures, such as cause/eect, problem/solution,
question/answer, compare/contrast, sequence/order
explain how authors organize informations texts based on
text structures
determine the type of text structure used in a particular
informational text
use text structure (comparison, cause/eect, problem/
solution) to interpret information
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Reading Workshop Mini Lessons
Information Text Structures:
description, sequence and
order, compare and
contrast, cause and eect,
problem and solution
Guided Reading
Reading informational texts
and exploring text structures
Independent Reading:
Focus on text structures
during reading conferences
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Mini-Lessons for Reading Workshop Informational Text Structures (with
mentor texts)
Description
What is the Moon Like By: Gail Gibbons
Sequence and order
Trapped by the Ice by: Michael McCurdy
Compare and Contrast
Crocodiles and Alligators By: Nick Zimmerman
Cause and Eect
Volcano! By: Judith Frantin
Problem and Solution
Our Earth How Kids are Saving the Planet by: Janet Wilson
RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS ON INFORMATIONAL TEXT
Informational Text Structures Posters (FREE!)
Free Information Text Posters
Free Online Informational Text Resources
One Stop Teacher Shop
Blog Post for Informational Text Structure Lessons
Tips for teaching Text Structure
The Teacher Next Door
Teaching Informational Text Structures
SAS Lesson
Exploring Craft and Structure
CONTINUOUS DATA COLLECTION MEASURES
Short Term
F&P Assessments: Comprehension questions
Are students performing proficient or advanced?
Independent reading conferences
Are students able to independently answer text structure
questions?
Long Term
PSSA: Craft/Structure questions (6th grade data)
Is this cohort of students performing proficient or
advanced in this area?
OTHER INFORMATION
I wanted to find a way to graphically show the conditional formatting of the
proficiency ranges. I experimented with dierent chart types in Excel and I
was able to manipulate the Combo Chart to show student levels compared
to the baseline student for teachers to find additional patterns and trends