Unit+Analysis

After reviewing scores earned on the Communities Unit evidence of learning is clear. Students made considerable growth from their pre-test scores to their post-test scores. All twenty two students bettered their scores on the post-assessment considerably. None of the second grade class earned better than a 13.5 on the pre-assessment. The lowest score earned on the post-assessment was a 13 out of 20 possible points. I was most impressed by the seventeen students who earned between fifteen and twenty points; this impressed me the most because prior to beginning the unit, there were not any students who were able to reach a score of fifteen and twenty points. The greatest improvement between pre- and post- scores came from “BW”. On the pre-test he scored a 4.5 and on the post-test he improved by 12 .5 points bringing his score to a 17 out of 20. The assessment was designed with each student in mind. Questions were created, presented and completed in a variety of ways including drawing, listing, brainstorming web creation and short answer responses. Students understood the key concepts in the unit and exhibited that by their preformance on the post-assessment. It is clearly seen in the chart below, the post-test graph and the scoring chart that students improved throughout the course of this eight day unit. Learning occurred and the students were able to show their understanding though a variety of ways, all resulting in a stronger performance than prior to the How Communities Change Unit.
 * Unit Analysis**

Pre and Post-Assessment Scores

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