RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 2010-2011 Provincial Achievement Test...

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010

2010-2011Provincial Achievement

Test Results

Rideau Park School



Overall Results• High levels of participation• Vast majority of students meeting or

exceeding the acceptable standard• Only 1-2 students per grade failed to

meet the acceptable standard• Gap analysis shows a small number of

areas for improvement, but manyareas where our students exceedprovincial peers



Organization of this Presentation

1. Student participation2. A pie chart showing the number of students who achieved

different levels of performance 3. Where possible, the achievement of male and female students on

different exams as well as a comparison of the school’s and province’s results.

4. A gap analysis which shows those items (questions) on each test where Rideau students performed less well than their provincial counterparts.

This presentation is organized in the following manner:



0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

LA 3 Math 3 LA 6 Math 6 Sci 6 SS 6 LA 9 Math 9 Sci 9 SS 9

Below Acceptable Standard Meeting Acceptable Standard Meeting Standard of Excellence

GLOBAL ACHIEVEMENT SNAPSHOT



Grade 3 Participation Rates

LA Math

School 25 / 0 26 / 0

Province 39 125/ 2051

35 764/ 1816

STUDENTS WRITING / EXCUSED

N= 40, difference is based on student absence



Grade 3 Language Arts

below acceptablestandard

acceptablestandard

standard ofexcellence

74.1%(18)

25.9% (7)

0.0% (0)

Total students meeting the acceptable standardor standard of excellence= 100%



Grade 3 Language Arts Raw Results by Skill & Gender

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Total Test Writing Reading

Girls Rideau (12)

Girls Province

Boys Rideau (13)

Boys Province

Writing max score= 35 questionsReading max score= 40 questions



Grade 3 Language GapsItem

Number

Strategy Skill RideauScore

ProvincialScore

Difference

40Text

Organization

Use text features to access facts from an information passage

68.0 79.5 11.5

27Text

Organization

Identify a mental image created by an author in a narrative

passage

60.0 66.6 6.6

1 Associative Meaning

Use contextual clues to determine the

meaning of a word68.0 74.3 6.3

9 Associative Meaning

Make an inference by interpreting the meaning of two

phrases in a narrative passage

80 85.1 5.1



Grade 3 Mathematics

below acceptablestandard

acceptablestandard

standard ofexcellence

73.1%(19)

23.1% (6)

3.8% (1)

Total students meeting the acceptable standardor standard of excellence= 96.2%



Grade 3 MathematicsRaw Results by Category and

Gender

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Total Number Patternsand

Relations

Shape &Space

Probability

Girls Rideau (13)

Girls Province

Boys Rideau (13)

Boys Province

Number max score= 18 questions Patterns max score= 8 questions

Shape max score= 10 questions Probability max score= 4 questions



ItemNumbe

rStrand Skill

RideauScore

ProvincialScore

Difference

3 Number

Identify the greatest number

that is represented by base-ten blocks

65.4 74.1 8.7

29 Patterns

Compare two patterns in

order to identify a pattern

rule

73.1 81.6 8.5

22Shape &

Space

Relate the passage of time

to a common activity80.8 88.8 8.0

27Shape &

Space

Relate the number of months

to a year53.8 63.1 9.3

26Shape &

Space

Measure objects and compare their lengths 65.4 77.0 11.6

Grade 3 Mathematic Gaps



Grade 6 Participation RatesLA Math

School 26/4/3 27/4/3

Province 39,467/ 1995

36 499/ 2284

STUDENTS WRITING / EXCUSED/ABSENT

Science Social

School 27/4/3 27/4/3

Province 36 294 / 2350

36 402 / 2347




AcceptableStandard

Standard ofExcellence

Below AcceptableStandard

38.5% (10)

61.5% (16)

Total students meeting the acceptable standard or standard of excellence= 100%



Grade 6 Writing and Reading by Skill and Gender

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80


Girls Rideau (19)

Girls Province

Boys Rideau (21)

Boys Province

Writing max score= 55 questions Reading max score= 50 questions



Grade 6 Language GapsItem Strategy Skill Rideau

ScoreProvincial Score

Difference

36 Ideas and Details

Identify connotative meaning of a

statement in an excerpt from a

novel

61.5 76.2 14.7

27Text

Organization

Determine the purpose of sub-headings in an

information article

53.8 74.6 20.8

15Text

Organization

Recognize a literary technique (onomatopoeia)

used in a cartoon

30.8 64.7 33.9

30 Synthesizing Ideas

Synthesize information to

identify the main idea in an

informational article

42.3 59.5 17.2



Grade 6 Mathematics

AcceptableStandard



55.6% (15)

37% (10)

7.4% (2)





Gender

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Number Patterns &Relations

Shape & Space Statistics &Probability

Girls Rideau (10)

Girls Province

Boys Rideau (17)

Boys Province

TOTAL TEST SCORES

Girls Rideau= 40.0 Girls Province= 31.6 Boys Rideau= 37.4 Boys Province= 32.2Number max score= 17 questions Patterns max score= 14 questionsShape max score= 14 questions Probability max score= 5 questions

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Grade 6 Mathematics GapsItem Strategy Skill Rideau


Difference

9 Space and Shape

Classify a given set of angles according to their measures

63.0 73.1 10.1



Grade 6 Science

AcceptableStandard



59.2% (16)

40.7% (11)

Total students meeting the acceptable standard or standard of excellence = 100%



Grade 6 ScienceRaw Results by Category and Gender

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

Inquiry Flight Sky Science Evidence &Investigation

Trees &Forests

Girls Rideau (10)

Girls Province

Boys Rideau (17)

Boys Province

TOTAL TEST SCORES (out of 50)

Girls Rideau= 39.4 Girls Province= 33.9 Boys Rideau= 40.2Boys Province= 34.5Inquiry max score= 11 questions Flight max score= 14 questionsSky Science max score= 8 question Evidence max score= 7 questionsTrees max score= 10 questions



Grade 6 Science GapsItem Category Topic and Skill Rideau


Difference

3 Skills

Evaluate a situation and explain it using an understanding of the properties of air

63.0 80.2 17.2



Grade 6 Social Studies

AcceptableStandard



63% (17)

26%(7)


11% (3)



Grade 6 Social StudiesRaw Results by Category and Gender

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DemocraticPrinciples

Local/Prov.Gov't

CommunityInvolvement

Ancient Athens IroquoisConfederacy

Girls Rideaus Park (10)

Boys Rideau Park (17)

Girls Province

Boys Province


Girls Rideau= 38.8 Girls Province= 34.7 Boys Rideau= 35.9 Boys Province= 33.9Democratic max score= 9 questions Government max score= 11 questionsCommunity max score= 10 question Athens max score= 10 questionsIroquois max score= 10 questions



Grade 6 Social Studies GapsItem Strategy Skill Rideau


Difference

29

Knowledge and

Understanding

Recall the main responsibility of

Francophone school boards in Alberta

40.7 51.2 10.5

39

Knowledge and

Understanding

Identify an example of direct democracy in ancient Athens

40.7 52.6 11.9

45

Knowledge and

Understanding

Identify a disadvantage of a decision making

model used in the Iroquois

Confederacy

55.6 72.7 17.1



Grade 9 Participation RatesLA Math

School 88/9 90/7

Province 38 271/ 2136

35 660 / 2022

STUDENTS WRITING / EXCUSED

Science Social

School 88/9 86/11

Province 36 194/ 1998

35 737 / 2000




AcceptableStandard



20.5% (18)

76.1% (67)


3.4% (3)



Grade 9 Writing and Reading by Skill and Gender

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80


Girls Rideau (35)

Girls Province

Boys Rideau (53)

Boys Province

Writing max score= 55 questions Reading max score= 55 questions



Grade 9 Language GapsItem Strategy Skill Rideau


Difference

4 items below the provincial score by

a maximum of 3 points.

No statistical difference found

between school and provincial scores

based on number of students writing in

each group.



Grade 9 Mathematics

AcceptableStandard



46.7% (42)

52.2% (47)

1.1% (1)





Gender

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Number Patterns &Relations

Shape & Space Statistics &Probability

Girls Rideau (36)

Girls Province

Boys Rideau (54)

Boys Province

TOTAL TEST SCORES

Girls Rideau= 41.9 Girls Province= 33.3 Boys Rideau= 42.5 Boys Province= 33.3Number max score= 16 questions Patterns max score= 17 questionsShape max score= 12 questions Probability max score= 5 questions



Grade 9 Mathematics GapsItem Strategy Skill Rideau


Difference

No items lower than the provincial

score.



Grade 9 Science

AcceptableStandard



31.9% (28)

67% (59)

1.1% (1)

Total students meeting the acceptable standard or standard of excellence= 98.9%



Grade 9 ScienceRaw Results by Category and Gender

0

2

4

6

8

10

BiologicalDiversity

EnvironmentalChemistry

SpaceExploration

Girls Rideau (35)

Girls Province

Boys Rideau (53)

Boys Province


Girls Rideau= 46.3 Girls Province= 35.9 Boys Rideau= 47.2 Boys Province= 37.0

Biological Diversity max score = 11 questionsMatter & Chemical Change max score = 11 questionEnvironmental Chemistry max score = 11 questionsElectrical Principles & Technologies max score = 11 questionsSpace Exploration max score = 11 questions


ChemChange

ElecPrinciples


Grade 9 Science Gaps cont’d

Item Category Topic and Skill Rideau


Difference

No items lower than the provincial score



Grade 9 Social Studies

AcceptableStandard



65.2% (56)

26.7%

(23)


8.1% (7)



Grade 9 Social StudiesRaw Results by Category and Gender

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Political &JudicialSystem

Immigration Consumerism,Quality of Life,

& PoliticalDecisionMaking

Girls Rideaus Park (34)

Boys Rideau Park (52)

Girls Province

Boys Province


Girls Rideau= 34.1 Girls Province= 32.4 Boys Rideau= 36.8 Boys Province= 32.1Political & Judicial System max score= 11 questions

Individual & Collective Rights max score= 11 questionsImmigration max score= 8 question Economic Decision Making max score= 8 questionsConsumerism, Quality of Life, & Political Decision Making max score= 12 questions



Grade 9 Social Studies GapsItem Strategy Skill Rideau


Difference

13

Knowledge and

Understanding

Identify rights contained in the

Canadian Charter of Rights and

Freedoms referred to in a definition

provided

50.0 61.6 11.6

19

Knowledge and

Understanding

Know what federal legislation enacted in 1982 stipulated

with regard to Metis peoples in

Canada

40.7 55.5 14.8

24

Knowledge and

Understanding

Know how provincial

governments can influence and

implement immigration

policies

37.2 48.1 10.9


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