side study update

side study update

October 25th, 2007 by ckennedy

My results are in! There are so many different ways that you could evaluate this little study. I suppose the quickest easiest way to do it is to look at a class average. This would seem to work well enough if it weren’t for the makeup of my classes.

The difference in class averages for all six periods was only 7 points. One of my non-posted objectives groups average was -3 points from group average. The other without objectives was -2. Classes with objectives were at +4, +2, -2, and +0 from the total average of all classes.

My lowest grade average does come from a class with the largest number of kids with a special ed and inclusion label. They did not have the advantage(?) of written TEKS objectives. My highest group average has a very high number of “accelerated” kids. They did have posted TEKS objectives. Does the makeup of the class have any bearing on the average, or is the posting of objectives?

My other class without posted objectives did score higher than a class with posted objectives.

I think that for the next six weeks I’ll not post the objective in what was my highest and will post in what was my lowest average and see what the results are for the next six weeks. The other four classes I will continue doing what I have been doing.

I think I need more data.