Degnan_Math_08



__**Assessment Criteria and instrument**__: Students were assessed with anecdotal records on their cooperation in their groups. They were also assessed on the worksheets that they handed in according to the attached rubric.

__**Analysis**__: Many of the students were confused about making their own grid. Some of them put symbols were the numbers belonged. I think that I should have explained this more efficiently. All the students figured out the first grid, and most figured out the second grid. Some students did not have explanations or did not explain how they figured out the problem thoroughly enough. Maybe they needed a better explanation of this as well, or they just could have been lazy about filling out the explanation portion. I think that I definitely could have explained that explaining completely is counted just as much as getting the answer correct.

__**Recommendations for class**__: Give a better explanation of what it means to explain your steps to come to an answer. I would also better explain how to make your own grid, and suggest that they use colors.

__**Recommendations for sampled students**__: The high performing student did an excellent job both in group work and completing her work. The only recommendation that I would have is to group her with someone who struggled with this assignment. I could also give her higher numbers or even use decimals, because these numbers could have been to easy for her.

The low performing student did not stay on track with the rest of his group. If he did he would not have fallen so far behind. First I would explain to him that he has to stay with his group. I would probably check on him more than the rest of the students to make sure he is staying on task. I did check on him throughout this lesson. Some of the math done under the explanation is my writing guiding him through the process, but he probably could of used even more guidance. Then I would further explain to him how he should be explaining what he has done, that just writing your math out does not help to explain what you did. I would also have him take home to complete the worksheet. I was afraid that if I did do that in this case that it would never come back seeing as I am only there once a week. Anecdotal Records High Performer Low Performer