Whole Class:

The following table displays the pre-and post-assessment scores of the students in my 7th and 8th grade
Self-Contained clinical class.
Student Number
1
2 (low perfomer)
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
12 (average performer)
13 (high performer)

Pre-Assessment
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
2

Post-Assessment
2
0
2
2
1
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2

Overall, I was very impressed with how my students scored on the pre-assessment. Almost all of my
students at least made an effort to try the pre-assessment question at the beginning of the lesson.
Considering the students did not have a good previous knowledge of the idea of a prediction, the
students did fairly well. Four students scored a zero on the pre-assessment. They did not answer the
question at all. Six students scored a one on the pre-assessment. They made adequate predictions and
made an effort. Three students scored a two on the pre-assessment. They looked at the book cover and
made predictions according to the book cover.
For the post-assessment, I was very surprised at how well my students did with the writing the
prediction for the end of the story. Most of them put forth a good effort and really thought about what
might happen according to the text. Some students wrote a long prediction and others wrote a short
one. Only 2 students scored a 0 on the post-assessment. I feel this was not a true display of their
knowledge because they refused to participate the entire lesson. Two students scored a one on the
post-assessment. Their written predictions were predictions but they did not attain to the text to make
the predictions. Nine students scored a two on the post-assessment. Their predictions were well-written
and the predictions were connected to the text. Overall, I was very pleased with their progress.
The number of students that scored a zero in the pre-assessment went down from four to two. The two
students that scored a two on the post-assessment refused to participate or write their prediction.

Individuals:
I chose three individual students to analyze their learning during their lesson. I chose a high performing
student, student # 13; an average performing student, student # 12; and a low performing student,
student #2.
Student # 13 scored a two on the pre-assessment. He answered the question What is a prediction?
and made a prediction according to the book cover. During the lesson, he was very engaged and
answered all the questions that I asked. He participated during all six during assessment prediction
opportunities. On the post-assessment, he wrote a very detailed prediction that was textual-based and
made sense.
Student #12 scored a 1 on the pre-assessment. He participated but his input was not correct. He did not
answer the question correctly that I asked as the pre-assessment. During the lesson, he was quiet but
attentive and stayed on-task. For the post-assessment, he wrote a short but very accurate prediction
that was textual based. He scored a two on the post-assessment rubric.
Student #2 scored a 0 on the pre-assessment. He did not answer the question at all. His head was down
during most of the read-aloud. I made an effort to have him towards the front of the room to help keep
him more engaged, but he did not pay attention or make an effort to listen to the read-aloud. For the
post-assessment, he did not even write on his sheet of paper. He did not even seem interested in
completing the activity. He scored a zero again on the post-assessment.
Post-assessments are attached for student #13, student #12, and student #2 (n/a).