My math practice this year has made considerable changes; personally I like I've grown in confidence with my practice, the research, the conversations (with colleagues and students), reflections, and all of it has left me feeling more capable as a teacher, and it has translated into students who feel much more confident and are enjoying math. One of the pieces of qualitative data I gathered at the start of my inquiry was their voice; how were they feeling about maths; here's what they said.
I will be reissuing this same questionnaire this week, and I am super excited to see the results; in speaking with my students they are feeling more capable, and demonstrate this on a regular basis in class.
In terms of data the previous blog post has what we have done so far, eAsttle test provided me next steps, and Gloss testing is being done - as I write this I am nearly finished with my inquiry group, and even without another Gloss Test from the start of the year (reminding myself how good they are, and that I need to do more of them) I can feel their conceptual understanding has improved. In terms of quantitative results, I have now tested 6 of the students in my inquiry group. Each of them has reached Stage 6 in Addition/Subtraction, most, if not all have reached Stage 5+ in Multiplication and division.
This still means they are working towards achieving at the level that they should be, however, they have all shifted upwards; their OTJs had them placed at Year 4, some early, some late, but definitely below the expected level. A single test is not indicative of their progress, but I can't help but be excited to see this acceleration.
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