Post-assessment Results

Explaining the Scores

When comparing the overall scores that each student received to the item
totals I found the range of scores to be much smaller than it was when the
took the pre-assessment. On the pre-assessment the range was 6, but on the
post-assessment the range was down to 2. The mean was 7 and the median
was 7 as well. As far as the mode goes, the students all got four of the
questions correct (questions 1, 2, 3, and 10) demonstrating that they most
understood those items.
Analyzing the Data
This means that overall, because of the results of the range the students are
closer to being on the same skills level, and that they have taken in material
that I instructed. This is good to know because if I were to continue
instruction in this unit I would feel more confident in my teaching strategies
and ability to differentiate for learning styles. When analyzing the mean and
median, those scores show that their abilities are much closer to the average
than they were before. This is great because it shows that some of my
instruction was effective. There will obviously always be students who
continue to struggle and need more instruction, but it means a lot to see the
overall scores raise so much. When looking at the mode seeing that four of
the questions were answered correctly by all of the students tells me that I
covered these particular ideas and concepts well enough for them to retain
what they had learned. I know that they still need further instruction to fully
comprehend the material and master the concepts within the standards, but
they have built a foundation to be able to do this. Each of the items had the
intention of assessing their abilities with a specific standard, and by them
correctly answering them, along with the ability I had to observe them
through each lesson shows their individual needs. Because of this I can tell
that they need further instruction with both number lines, and understanding
that a fraction can be represented by a certain number of individual objects.
Summary of What the Data Demonstrates
The post-assessment data demonstrates that the majority of the students
now grasp the concepts of terminology and parts of a fraction. They are able
to name the numerator, the denominator, and what each of them represents.
Going along with this they were able to correctly position the parts of a
fraction and represent it using multiple strategies. Some of these strategies
include partitioning with a shape, and showing parts on a number line. They
are not able to do any of this perfectly, and there will always be room for
improvement, but I can see the incredible progress they have made. Those
things listed above are their strengths. They do still have some weaknesses,

like analyzing and applying the use of the number lines with fractions, as well
as understanding what a fraction represents when compared to an object.
These are the next areas of focus that I would take if I were to continue with
them. I feel that these were the results because I gave them opportunities to
compare fractions to real-world examples and they became excited about
what we were learning.