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École Georges P. Vanier
Achievement Exam Result Sharing
2003-2004
Demographics
• 95 grade 9 students wrote the achievement exams– 28 English Program Students– 67 French Immersion Program Students
• There were no exemptions in the Immersion Program
•There were 9 exemptions in the English Program
•4 were from the PLP class
•3 were excused for emotional needs
•1 was due to completing the majority of the year in a different province
•1 was exempt in Math only, not having covered the curriculum
Demographics
English Language Arts (ELA)
Written Exam(May)
Multiple Choice Exam(June)
English Language Arts
Strengths• Recognizing author
techniques• Inferring relationships
and meanings from details
• synthesizing information
Areas for Growth• Developing stronger
technical vocabulary
ELA Goals for 2004-2005
• Standard of Excellence– 20.0 %
• Acceptable Standard– 90.5 %
Factors To Consider in Making Goal Projections for 2004-2004
• School Standard is higher– Honour Roll standard is higher
• Students are more linear in thought, versus last year’s group, which was more analytical and creative
• Two of our three ELA teachers are new to our school/ curriculum
French Language Arts Exam
Written Exam (May)
Reading and Multiple Choice Exam (June)
French Language Arts
Strengths
• Isolating key components in stories
• Identifying main ideas in readings
Areas for Growth
• Identify the meaning the author intends in a piece of work
• Analyzing the content in articles
• Deducting the meaning of expressions
• Composition and writing
FLA Goals for 2004-2005
• Standard of Excellence– 10.5%
• Acceptable Standard– 83.0%
Factors to Consider in Making Goal Projections
• We have integrated our late and continuing programs this year
• Across all immersion subjects, we are consistently reinforcing French spoken in the classroom as each teacher gives 10% of their mark to effort to speak French
• Administration has met with classes and grades to reinforce the standard
• We have a French Monitor that comes in three times a week
• Each grade is getting a conversation class through the French monitor
Social Studies
Social Studies
Strengths• Locating information• Interpreting
information• Organizing
information
Areas for Growth• Understanding
generalizations• Understanding
concepts• Understanding related
facts and terms• Interpreting political
cartoons
Goals – Social Studies
• Standard of Excellence– 6.0% (Immersion Program)– 7.5% (English Program)
• Acceptable Standard– 85.0% (Immersion Program)– 83.0% (English Program)
Factors that Influence Social Studies Achievement
• Increased French standards in school
• Cross-curricular work on generalizing, understanding concepts
• Increase practice on interpreting political cartoons
• AISI involvement
• Use of technology
Math
Math (Immersion Program)
Strengths• Basic algebra• Concrete concepts• Identifying pictorial
representation
Areas for growth• Trigonometry• Polynomials• Probability
Math Goals for 2004-2005(Immersion Program)
• Standard of Excellence– 8.0%
• Acceptable Standard– 85.8%
Factors to Consider in Making Immersion Math Goal
Projections• Achievement has been steadily improving
over last 4 years
• Math achievement is generally above provincial achievements
Math(English Program)
Strengths• Space and shape• Spatial relations• Algebra tiles• Visual representation
Areas for Growth• Trigonometry• Application of
concepts• Algebra and
inequalities• Exponent laws
Math Goals for 2004-2005(English Program)
• Standard of Excellence– 10.0%
• Acceptable Standard– 67.4%
Factors to Consider in Making Math Goal Projections This Year
(English Program)
• More diverse population this year
• We exceeded last year’s goals
• Higher percentage of identified students with learning issues
Science
Science(Immersion Program)
Strengths• Graphing• Identifying variables• Lab skills
Areas for Growth• Vocabulary• Environmental
chemistry
Goals for 2004-2005Science
(Immersion Program)
• Standard of Excellence– 7.5%
• Acceptable Standard– 83.8%
Factors to Consider in Making Goal Projections This Year
Science(Immersion Program)
• New curriculum 2003-2004
• Achievement is consistent from previous years
Science(English Program)
Strengths• Graphing• Identifying variables• Lab skills
Areas for Growth• Vocabulary• Environmental
chemistry
Goals for 2004-2005Science
(English Program)
• Standard of Excellence– 5.0%
• Acceptable Standard– 50.0%
Factors to Consider in Making Goal Projections This Year
Science(English Program)
• 2nd year through new curriculum 2003-2004
• Greater number of identified learning issues
• Increase of successful modifying strategies
Math/ Science Strategies• Increased accommodations for students
• Increased Math and Science time in student schedule
• AISI (Alberta Initiative for School Improvement)
• Weekly word problem practice
• Breakdown of skills at each grade
• Exams and quizzes follow exam format, specifically numeric responses
• Introduction of trigonometry and polynomials in Grade 8
• Continuation with midterm exams
• Differentiation as department focus
• More review time
• Practice provincial achievement exams
École Georges P. Vanier
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