a) Based on the baseline data and the resulting data shown in your graphic representation, analyze the assessment data to determine the amount of student learning. What evidence did you gather about the students’ progress toward the learning goal(s)? The baseline data was a Dibbles assessment given at the begging of the spring semester. The benchmark was set at 20 words read in one minute. The results of the administered test indicated that out of 18 students in the whole class 8 students scored not likely meaning they read 17 or fewer words in a given passage. Of the 18 student, 3 are far to go meaning they read 18-34 words of the given passage. There were 2 students who read 35-44 words placing them close to proficient. Lastly, there were 5 students who scored proficient or higher. The goal that was set for all students for the pre test was to read 20 or more words accurately. A Dibbles test was also administered 5 weeks after the pre test, with a goal for students to red at least 35 words accurately from a given passage. With the same grading scale being used, out of 18 students 8 remained in the not likely zone receiving a 1 on …show more content…
The goal we set for the next assessment, was for him to be able to restate what the passage was about back to me. I reminded the student that he read 87 of the 89 words he read accurately. I discussed with him that because we worked on his comprehension in the weeks leading up to the second assessment he improved both his comprehension and his scores on the second assessment. I explained that he read 102 or 100% of the words accurately on the second assessment improving his total words read in one minute by 15. I explained to him that his comprehension helped him to better figure out unknown words by using what he knew the passage was about to help him figure out new or unfamiliar
However, there are pros of this assessment. These pros are the DIBELS is designed to measure different areas in early literacy which include, but are not limited to phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, and more. All of these areas should guide instructors on ways to teach reading. Students use each of these areas to read, and understand what is being read. Therefore, this test will show teachers what areas students have mastered in early literacy skills, and what areas need to be focused on. This assessment is of no cost, compared to other exams, teachers can sign up for free accounts and download passages without having to come out of pocket. The DIBELS assessment test are administered individually, which allows for teachers to see if students are struggling in a certain area of reading. (Coulter, Shavin, &, Gichuru, 2009) For example, student Jane Doe needs assistance with comprehension, and Bob Doe needs more help in phonics.
As you can see, Student 1 increased their score four out of the six times on their weekly comprehension skills check from their basal reading series. However, that student did not reach proficiency during the 6-week intervention period. This student did not reach the benchmark goal for the DIBELS Daze assessment, but did increase their score from January to May by six points.
The type of assessment tool that would be used to measure students’ fluency is DIEBELS Oral Reading Fluency (DORF). The target intervention for the four students is improving their reading fluency to a 2nd grade level. DORF is a standardized test that measures student performance of reading word from the grade level by being timed for 1 minute. Students are instructed to read a passage as best as they can while the teacher is monitoring how many WPM they can read accurately in 1 minute. DORF also asks students to describe what they just read to allow a more accurate *** of students level or reading and avoid students reading quickly because they know they are being timed. (**p.32-33). The selecting of DIEBELS DORF was selected based on the
On another test, she would be given a sentence to read with one word in bold, then a second sentence would be provided with a similar word. Lisa needed to pick the word in the second sentence that was as close as possible to the meaning of the word in bold from the first sentence. Lisa scored below average on each of these subtests, which means she has difficulty being able to understand what she has read. She may be struggling with this skill due to the difficulty she has in decoding words and her fluency. Lisa spends so much time trying to read that she isn’t able to comprehend what she has read. But, she has begun to understand this
The teacher was assessing the students speaking and listening standards skills. The way she set up the assessment was effective because she allowed the students to start the discussion and was the facilitator which only jumped in when needed to help move the discussion forward. I feel this was effective because if allows you to see what the students know, who is listening and making sure they are understanding the content.
Furthermore, Shelton, Altwerger, and Jardon (2009) analyzed the relationship between DIBELS (DORF) and authentic reading and found that students employ different reading approaches when reading for a DIBELS test and when reading for authentic literature. That is, when students read a passage in a DIBELS test, they do so in a quick manner to achieve a high rate, but when reading authentic
5. Analyze results – Assume that your experiment produces results identical to those seen in Table 4, what type of graph would be appropriate for displaying the data and why?
For lesson 3, we started out by doing the QRI-6 Passage. I first asked him the three concept questions before reading the passage. For the first question, he just said, I don’t know. I feel like he knew what to say; he just didn’t want to answer the question or say what he was thinking. The other two questions he answered and got the highest score for each of those, so he scored a 6 out of 9, or a 66 and 2/3%. He then read the passage, Just Like Mom, to me. There were 45 total words in the passage, and he was able to read all of them correctly. I timed him as he was reading, and it took him 36 seconds to read the whole thing. Because he didn’t have any miscues, his words per minute (WPM) was the same as his words correct per minute (WCPM),
The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills Next (DIBELS Next) consists of 7 subtests and is used to measure phonological awareness, the alphabetic principle, reading fluency and accuracy, and reading comprehension (University of Oregon Center, n.d.). Per Good & Kaminski, DIBELS is designed to help teachers make decisions about reading instruction to prevent the occurrence of later reading difficulties (2011). The DIBELS can also be used to see if students are at risk when in Kindergarten. The theory behind DIBELS Next is that teachers need an assessment that is quick and valid to keep track of student’s progress throughout the year and as they transition from grade to grade (Good & Kaminski, 2011). The DIBELS assessments are short so the teachers can administer them to all of the students in a short amount of time. The DIBELS Next is set up to be used as a benchmark assessment so the teacher administers the assessments 3 times per year.
Our teacher then gave us a reading schedule for the month, when to read about 15 pages on a given day. We would also have one five-question quiz per week on a day following a reading homework day to keep us in check. Normally I’d be nervous for these sort of quizzes, but after my failure on the first test I was motivated to redeem myself. I saw these assessments as practice for the eventual test, a sparring for the big fight. I had to take these readings seriously however, so I decided to take notes during the read.What was supposed to be a 45 minute task turned out to be a 2 to 3 hour burden. I was determined never to skip any scheduled reading as a quiz could occur the next. Sometimes I would stay up late just to finish writing and it wasn’t simple side notes, I wrote down the complete sentence word for word. When I finished a unit, the notes accumulated to a minimum of 9 pages.However, my hard work was not in vain as I aced the quiz, and the quiz after that. Before I knew it I aced the test, and the test after that. I am honestly glad that I failed that first test, otherwise I do not think I would have developed such a work
For weeks 4-6, George was given 10 third-grade spelling words. His average score for weeks 4 to 6 was a 94%. There is a clear increase in scoring results. When the amount of spelling words was lowered, George was able to increase his overall spelling score. Based on George’s spelling CBM, his teacher felt as the issue with his decreasing score wasn’t the level of difficult just the amount of words presented at one period of time. With the high success rate of George’s spelling scores for week 4-6, his teacher increased the amount of words per week for the final duration of the progress monitoring.
1. The researchers analyzed the data they collected as though it were at what level of measurement?
Students having hard times in comprehending the thought of the text and what the author implies. It seems to be reading by words but not reading between the lines. It is important to know how comprehension plays an integral part in a manner of thinking and conceptualizing facts and ideas from the
1) Develop a chart (matrix) of 1000−1,250 words that compares and contrasts the different types of assessments, the characteristics of each, and for what situations each is best suited. It should address the following: