Evaluation and Analysis of Student Assessment as it Relates to the Overall Assessment

Throughout my experience with these students I have had to assess their growth in each

unit that I have taught. For the general class where my three case study students are from, the

scores varied significantly. In math the class average was around 25% of growth from their

pretest to their post test. The students who showed significant growth over time was the students

who put forth quality effort. Student 1 is a primary example of this as if you look at her

bi-weekly assessments she is showing high marks in each unit, which led to a 50% growth. For

student #3, her growth was only around 5% as her effort really decreased after the first unit. All

of my students in the general class has the ability to be great students, the only thing stopping

them is being consistently engaged.

With my second student being at 25% growth he is right in the middle of the pack. But

as you can tell with his bi-weekly assessments his effort is inconsistent. As his effort fell off and

he started to not do his work his assessment scores started to drop. These factors are what affects

a students growth in the overall scheme of things.

In saying that it’s the teachers job to keep them fully engaged. With the general class this

dynamic becomes tough as you have students that are in completely different ability levels and

students who learn in multiple ways. You have find the balance of helping out the individual

while also helping out the whole class. To make these two things coexist is sometimes a

teacher’s most difficult challenge.