Provincial Achievement Tests

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ProvincialAchievement Tests

• June 2009
• Captain John Palliser School

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Provincial Expectations

• Through Achievement Tests schools are expected
  to
• Demonstrate continuous improvement comparing
  results to stated targets and performance over
  time

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Grade 3 Language ArtsParticipation

• 36 Students Wrote the Tests
• 28 Students were considered Regular
• 4 Students were English as a Second Language
• 4 Students were Special Education
• 1 Student was absent
• 2 Students were excused
• 1 Student wrote only one part of the exam

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Grade 3Language Arts Total Test
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Grade 3 Language ArtsWriting
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Grade 3 Language ArtsReading
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Grade 3 MathParticipation

• 36 Students Wrote the Tests
• 28 Students were considered Regular
• 4 Students were English as a Second Language
• 4 Students were Special Education
• 2 Students were absent
• 2 Students were excused

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Grade 3 MathTotal Test
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Grade 3 MathKnowledge
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Grade 3 MathSkills
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Grade 6 Language ArtsParticipation

• 85 Students Wrote the Tests
• 55 Students were considered Regular
• 20 Students were English as a Second Language
• 12 Students were Special Education
• 3 Students were absent
• 5 Students were excused
• 2 Students wrote only one part of the exam

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Grade 6 Language Arts Total Test
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Grade 6 Language ArtsWriting
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Grade 6 Language ArtsReading
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Grade 6 MathParticipation

• 85 Students Wrote the Tests
• 55 Students were considered Regular
• 20 Students were English as a Second Language
• 12 Students were Special Education
• 5 Students were absent
• 5 Students were excused

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Grade 6 MathTotal Test
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Grade 6 MathKnowledge
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Grade 6 MathSkills
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Grade 6 ScienceParticipation

• 84 Students Wrote the Tests
• 54 Students were considered Regular
• 20 Students were English as a Second Language
• 12 Students were Special Education
• 6 Students were absent
• 5 Students were excused

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Grade ScienceTotal Test
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Grade 6 ScienceKnowledge
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Grade 6 ScienceSkills
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Grade 6 -Social Studies

• Since CJP opted to follow the new Social Studies
  curriculum for the 2008-2009 school year, the
  June 2009 Provincial Achievement Test was a pilot
  exam and formal results were not gathered.

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Next Steps.

• School will continue to work on improving our PAT
  results in the area of Writing and Mathematics
• Ongoing Professional Development in the areas of
  Writing (conventions and vocabulary) and
  Mathematics (problem based learning)
• Professional Learning Communities that focus on
  Differentiation, Mathematics and Writing

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Future Directions

• Focus upon building an understanding of
  Personalized Learning
• Development of Richard Elmores work on the
  Instructional Core and incorporate the triangle
  of student, teacher and content as the lens for
  future work in our classrooms