Final+Results

This link leads to a table that displays the data results from the post-test: [|posttestresults.doc]

Our post-test was the exact same as our pre-test. Fortunately, the class performed quite better on the post-test in comparison to the pre-test. Almost the entire class scored at least 1 point, which was a big improvement from the pre-test. On the pre-test, 13 students didn’t score any points. Additionally, the highest score on the post-test was a 5, whereas the highest score on the pre-test was a 2. It was great to see that some of the students got problem #1 (the area problem) correct and at least part of problem #3 (the cow problem) correct, whereas not one student answered these problems right on the pre-test.

This link leads to a table that displays students' grades for their final projects: [|finalprojectresults.doc]

Overall, we were impressed by the work the students did on their projects! They did a great job of following directions and meeting the standards we assigned them. The posters and PowerPoints were very beautiful, and for the majority, the math was complete and accurate. A few of the things students lost points for include not labeling their dimensions, messiness, wrong math equations on the PowerPoint, missing information from the PowerPoint, lack of effort/cooperation, and poor presentation skills. The final project was out of 35 points. Scores ranged from 22-34. Although we feel that the students did a great job overall, we wish that some of the lower scores didn’t exist. We did give the students plenty of time; however, we understand that it was a lower-achieving math class. Still, we have high standards for all of our students. Perhaps if we were to do this project again in the future we would make some changes. For example, we might try to split the class up into better, equally-sized groups and model how to give a good presentation.