Dte Energy Grant

DTE Energy Grant = $10,000

Ida Public SchoolsPurchased = 6 CPS

SystemsExam View Question BankAligned to MI GLCE’s

2 yr. Implementation - 10/07 to 6/095th - 8th grade Math classes

Shelley Hoffman, Project Director

Ida Public Schools is a rural southeastern Michigan district that serves approximately 1,700 students. We have always prided ourselves on our outstanding curriculum that has produced above average MEAP scores except for a few sub groups that we wanted to improve. The classroom performance systems and data bank purchased with this grant has further enhanced our ability to meet these goals.

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What did we do?

• Improve math MEAP scores of the 5th -8th grade students with the use of technology.

• Provide a way to keep the students engaged in the learning process by using the CPS.

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What is CPS?• CPS is an interactive Classroom

Performance System where each student as an electronic response pad, commonly known as a “clicker”. Students can use their wireless remote pads to respond to multiple choice questions that are projected through an LCD projector onto a large screen at the front of the room. All students get a chance to respond before the teacher gives immediate feedback. The CPS keeps track of individual student and item data. Low areas can be retested with similar questions.




Use of Exam View

• The Exam View item data bank that was purchased included over 1,500 math questions that are aligned to the GLCEs.

• Pre and post tests were developed in grades 5 - 8 for:• Numbers and operations• Data and probability• Geometry• Measurement 5-6• Algebra 6-8


Pre-tests Post-tests % Change5th Grade 50% 55% +5%6th Grade 60% 74% +14%7th Grade 71% 72% +1%8th Grade 60% 68% +8%


Exam View Pre-test/Post-test 2008-2009

Taken with the CPS “clicker” unitsCombined Results from all

Assessments Ida Middle School

Comparison between pre and post-test from first to second

yearIda Middle SchoolComparison

Chart% Change2007-08

% Change2008 -09

5th Grade +8% +5%

6th Grade +19% +14%

7th Grade -11% +1%

8th Grade +11% +8%


Math MEAP Results Fall 2007, and Fall 2008% that met or exceeded standards

Ida Middle School

Fall 2007 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade88.9 88.9 84.1 89.6

# Tested 126 135 126 135

Fall 2008 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade85.6 91.6 95.6 78.5

# Tested 132 131 135 130


MEAP correlation with the same groups of students as they moved grades

• Gains were made with two groups and a loss with one. However, their scores are still above the state average.

• *NOTE - 92% of these students were successfully matched from Fall 2007 to Fall 2008.

CorrelationChart

StateAvg.

StateAvg.

StateAvg.

5th graders2007

88.9% 74% 6th

graders2007

88.9% 73% 7th

graders2007

84.1% 73%

6th graders2008

91.6% 80% 7th

graders2008

95.6% 83% 8th

graders2008

78.5% 75%

% Change +2.7% +6.7% -5.6%


What worked?

• The assessments using the ‘clickers” generated a lot of excitement in the classroom.

• The immediate collection of data from the pre-tests was beneficial so it could direct the teaching to the overall low areas.





What did we learn ?• When developing the tests make the font as large as

possible so students can see it well when projected• Students need more time than you think to answer

questions so the original banks were reduced from 25 to 20.• Keep spare AA batteries on hand for the remotes. (This was

not a huge problem.)• You need to teach the students how to aim the remotes

correctly and handle them carefully so they are not dropped.

• You also need to teach the students that this is not a game show, we are serious about assessment, so answers can not be shouted out or shared by trying to show what you clicked.


What was the benefit to the teachers?

• Increased knowledge and becoming more comfortable with the use of technology in the classroom.

• Immediate feedback on individual item and student analysis to direct future teaching.

• Development of teacher made assessments and use in other core classrooms.




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