The New High School at Audenried School-Wide Approach to Data Analysis and Student Voice/Student Ownership

Purpose: In order to use data effectively to improve student achievement, we must have a clear understanding of the many different aspects of collecting and using data not only to drive instruction but also to inspire students as well. We must be able to collect data, look at it critically and reflectively, and determine how to use it to identify strengths and weaknesses, plot progress, plan and execute instructional practices, and to hold ourselves and our students accountable for our own achievement levels. With data driven decisions we are able to accurately point out problems, identify students needing intervention, and find solutions. This process also enables us to make decisions throughout the year to continually improve the academic success of our students. There are 3 steps in this process at Audenried High School:

Step 1: Accessing Your Benchmark Data Step 2: Analyzing Data to Inform Instruction Step 3: Student Voice/Student Ownership

You and your students will complete this process after each Benchmark cycle.

Step 1: Accessing Your Benchmark Data 1. Go to www.phila.k12.pa.us and click Login on the menu bar:

2. Your login is the username and password you use to access your school district email. Each of you have been issued a username and password. If for some reason you do not remember your username and password call the technology help desk at 215-400-5555 and choose the option for “password reset”.

3. After you log in you will be directed to your applications menu. Find the Instructional Management System/SchoolNet application and click on Launch.

4. From the tabs at the top of the page, choose “Align”.

5. You will be brought to the Classroom Profile page. If it is not already chosen for you, you will choose your name from the drop down menu next to “Teacher”. The sections you teach will be listed under your name. Select one of your tested subjects and then click on “Analyze this Section” next to “Performance”.

6. Next, you will click on the “Item Analysis” tab. Make sure you choose the correct test occurrence before proceeding:

7. If you scroll down, you will see your Section-Wide summary and the Student-by-Student data. For easier viewing and printing capabilities, you will be creating a PDF file of this data by clicking on the “Create PDF” option at the top, right-hand side of the page. This will create a neat and concise file of your data. Save this file to your computer and print it, as you will be using this information individually and in your classrooms with your students.

Example of PDF output:

8. Due to system restrictions, you will have to print data for students receiving special education support in your classroom separately. Therefore, for each section you print, you will also have to print the data for the special education teacher you work with as well. First, identify your section number. The section number of the specific class you are looking at is the 2-digit number that is in parentheses next to your name under “Course/Section”. In this example the section number is 11.

9. Next, you will go to the pull down menu of teachers and choose your corresponding special education teacher’s name:

10. Once you have selected their name, the Course/Section field will say “All Courses”. Pull down on the “All Courses” menu and choose the section that matches your section. In this case, the section was “11” so you would choose Algebra 1- (11)

11. Again, be sure to choose the correct test occurrence, create the PDF, print, and attach it to the data for the corresponding section.

12. You can stay on the “Analyze Sections” page to continue gathering data for each of your classes. Just continue to use the pull downs on this screen to choose your name, your course, the test occurrence and then your special education teacher’s name and corresponding course and test occurence. Create and print PDF’s for each of your sections.

Step 2: Analyzing Data to Inform Instruction

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This will be protocols and “teacher voice” – like doing the same thing on a teacher level that the kids will do on an individual level.

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Step 3: Student Voice/Student Ownership What is student voice/student ownership? According to the High School Plan student voice is when… “Students take ownership and responsibility for their learning and the demonstration of their learning in assessments. Each student examines his/her own data and then reacts reflectively and productively to the assessment results. As students increase responsibility for their learning, they build a discipline that enables them to become independent learners.” During this step teachers share assessment data with their class. Students have the opportunity to see their strengths and weaknesses, see where they fit into the whole picture, and to create personal goals and a plan to reach those goals on the next assessment. Materials Needed:

• Individual benchmark score strips (cut from your item analysis report) • Classrooom set of primary (regular education) benchmark item analysis report,

prepared as explained in the following instructions (student names blacked out/important information circled)

• Classroom set of Benchmark test booklets • One file folder per student (to be saved and used for each subsequent

benchmark) • Individual copies of “Student Benchmark Analysis” sheet • Individual copies of “Student Benchmark Performance” graphing sheet

Steps to implementing student voice/student ownership in the classroom. You will do this for each section you teach: 1. First, you will cut your benchmark item analysis into strips by student. You will give each student his/her individual scores so they can look at their individual performance. Example:

Note: For the following classroom level activities, you will be using your primary section (regular education) item analysis reports. As you know, special education students are listed on a separate item analysis. However, remaining true to a full

inclusion model, special education students will analyze their performance within the realm of the regular classroom. 2. Next, you will make a copy of your primary section’s Benchmark Item Analysis (including the standards/skills page), black out the student names, and circle the areas of data students will be analyzing in order to help them focus on the important information.

3. Each student will also be given a copy of the benchmark booklet for reference, the “Student Benchmark Analysis” sheet, and the “Student Benchmark Performance” graphing sheet.

4. Once students have all of the necessary supplies…

• Individual performance strip • Benchmark item analysis report, • Benchmark test booklet • Student Benchmark Analysis Sheet • Student Benchmark Performance Graphing Sheet

…they will begin to look at their performance. Students should work in small groups so they can support each other in looking at the data. They will answer the

questions about their individual performance on their own but can discuss their individual performance with the group members. 5. When they are finished, students and teacher should discuss and compare their findings as a whole group. Students will be given a folder to keep their performance data. They will be using this data to compare their performance on subsequent Benchmarks. Each folder should include: Student Benchmark Analysis Sheet Student Benchmark Performance Graphing Sheet

Name: ________________________________ Date: ______________

Subject: _______________________

STUDENT BENCHMARK ANALYSIS Benchmark #1

(October)

Directions: You will be reviewing your individual and classroom Benchmark results in small groups. You will look at your strengths and weaknesses and set your goals for the next Benchmark. Use the materials you were given to answer the following questions. 1. What was your individual score? _____________ Use the item analysis sheet to answer the following questions: 2. What was your Classroom section’s Average Score? ______________ 3. What was the School’s Average Score? ______________ 4. What was the Region’s Average Score? _____________ 5. What was the District’s Average Score? ____________ 6. How did your Classroom Section (question #2) perform in comparison to: (better, worse, or the same as) The School? ___________________ The Region? ___________________ The District? __________________ 7. How did YOU perform in comparison to: (better, worse, or the same as) Your Classroom Section? ___________________ The School? _______________________ The Region? ______________________ The District? ______________________

Using the Benchmark Item Analysis and the Benchmark test booklet, answer the following questions using the following example as a guide: You will be looking across the top of the item analysis at “Section Average Score”. Identify the 3 highest percentages and 3 lowest percentages. These will be your class strengths and weaknesses. Look up the corresponding question number on standards/skill sheet and in your test booklet. What skill did the question ask you to perform? For example:

Question #: 13

Section Average Score: 64.7

Based upon the skill sheet and the question in the test booklet this question was asking us to: Identify the setting of a story (English example) YOUR CLASS STRENGTHS: 8. Which three questions did your class perform the best on? • Question #: Section Average Score: Based upon the skill sheet and the question in the test booklet this question was asking us to:

• Question #: Section Average Score: Based upon the skill sheet and the question in the test booklet this question was asking us to:

• Question #: Section Average Score: Based upon the skill sheet and the question in the test booklet this question was asking us to: YOUR CLASS WEAKNESSES: 9. Which 3 questions did your class perform the worst on?

• Question #: Section Average Score: Based upon the skill sheet and the question in the test booklet this question was asking us to: • Question #: Section Average Score: Based upon the skill sheet and the question in the test booklet this question was asking us to: • Question #: Section Average Score: Based upon the skill sheet and the question in the test booklet this question was asking us to:

10. YOUR PERSONAL PERFORMANCE Now, you will identify the areas that you most need to work on. Look at your individual strip. Turn to the questions you got wrong in the test booklet. Identify the questions you answered wrong and decide which 3 were the most difficult for you to answer. These are the areas you need to strengthen.

Question #:

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11. Being realistic, what is your goal for the next benchmark? (score) __________

12. What are some steps you can take or things you can do differently to help you achieve your goal?

You will now graph your benchmark performance on the graph sheet you were given so you can compare your performance throughout the year.