P-12 student impact project

Andrew WangKendale Lakes Elementary SchoolNovember 6 2015 - December 4 2015P-12 student impact project

Instructional GoalIdentify String Instruments (including the object that one plays the string instruments) based on size and sound.

ViolinViolaCelloDouble BassHarp

BenchmarksFlorida Sunshine State StandardsMU.2.C.1.1- Identify appropriate listening skills for learning about musical examples selected by the teacherMU.2.C.1.3- Identify families of orchestral and band instruments

ParticipantsGrade 2 ESOL Class (no ESE students)ESOL One: 4Pointed to what they needed to write down and would also speak Spanish to help them feel comfortable. In addition, I had a responsible student assist in helping the ESOL one students while I helped teach the rest of the classESOL Three:5I would say what I was writing on the board and have the students copy it on their paper the exact same way it is shown on the board. I would also explain where I would want the students to write down the information. If we were answering a fill-in the blank question, I would write the answer for the blank word in all caps to differentiate it from the rest of the sentence, ESOL Four: 5I would say what I was writing on the board and have the students copy it on their paper the exact same way it is shown on the board. I would also explain where I would want the students to write down the information. If we were answering a fill-in the blank question, I would write the answer for the blank word in all caps to differentiate it from the rest of the sentence, Two students are not ESOL16 students (2 were not able to participate)

AssessmentPre and posttest Part One: Labeling (using a word bank)Part Two: Multiple Choice (Listening)Part Three: Short Answer

TreatmentFour lessons for four weeks (30 min each lesson)11/6Students take the PretestIdentifying size and sound of two smallest four string instruments- violin and viola11/13Identifying size and sound of two largest four string instruments- cello and double bass11/20Identifying the object that string players use when playing (bow) and identifying sound, how it is played and amount of strings on the harp12/4Watching a video on how these string instruments are played and using a review sheet to identify the size of the string instruments and audio clips to identify the sounds of the different string instruments. Students take the Posttest.

Activities used to make material comprehensible and interesting part onehttp://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/interactives/perfectpitch/

Activities used to make material comprehensible and interesting part two

Review SheetBy Claire Burns www.learnmemusic.com

Assessment That I created

Assessment Answer Key

ResultsHuge ImprovementAverage pretest score: 4.6/10 or 46%Average Posttest score: 7.1/10 or 71%Average Difference: 2.5/10 or 25%

Median of Pretest-4/10 or 40%Median of Posttest- 8/10 or 80%Median Difference: 4/10 or 40%

Mode of Pretest- 4/10 or 40%Mode of Posttest- 10/10 or 100%Mode Difference: 6/10 or 60%

Standard Deviation Pretest- 2.09Standard Deviation Posttest- 3.20Pooled SD: 2.645Effect Size- 0.94

One student was absent from the Posttest and therefore had 0/10 or 0% on the Posttest

Analysis of Data

Expected Resultsstudents were taking the correct notes answering the questions correctly that I presented to them about the string instrumentsstudents were actively engaged in the lesson and were not distracted by the other classmates students were very focused when it came to listening to the audio examples of the different string instruments Students were focused when watching the video of the different string instruments being played I knew the students would do better on the Posttest than the pretest as they actually retained the information learned by having good engagement. Surprising ResultsTwo of my students actually did worse on the Posttest than the pretest That both of these students were ESOL level three (grammatical errors and distortion to words)These students spelled the words correctly grammatically and knew the meanings but had placed the size of the instruments in the wrong order and had trouble understanding the listening portion not sure if it was lack of engagement during the lessons or having difficulty with aural listening examples.

How Findings will influence my teaching

These findings will influence my teaching because from now on I will always make sure I provide exact information that students will need to copy down in order to understand the topic. I will also always have a review right before the quiz so they can feel confident that they retained the information and will be successful on their quiz or test. I will also make sure to have visual and audio aid of what I discuss in class to help fit different individuals approaches to learning.

Takeaways from the projectManage time between students taking notes and moving on to the next part of the lessonIts best to make lessons interactiveFor ESOL 1 students pointing is helpfulFor ESOL 1 students if you know their native language, feel comfortable in the beginning speaking to them in it until they start comprehending EnglishStudents find it easier to know something from one extreme to the other extreme, but it is hard for students to know the item in-between.