8th Grade Science Data Chat Presentation
8th Grade Science Data Chat Presentation
8th Grade Science Data Chat Presentation
11 Questions
9 Questions
11 Questions
11 Questions
Results by Demographic
Nearly every GT student scored in the mastery level while there was a lower amount of ESL
and Special Education students that even approached grade level. White students had a higher
percentage that approached grade level than any other demographic aside from GT students.
Strength - Matter and Energy
Question #1 -
Standard: (Supporting) SE: 5B - diagram the flow of energy through living systems,
including food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids.
Strength - Matter and Energy
For this questions, students needed to find the average speed in each of the intervals using S=D/T. If they
just look at the chart, it can be misleading, but if they use the formula, they would get the exact answers of
answer A.
0s-2s: S= 2/2 =1
4s-6s: S=0/2 =0
This question was mostly likely difficult for students because it seems as though they can just read the
graph to find the answers, but the graph does not give an exact answer for interval 2-4, so they would
need to guess if they don't use the formula.
How to improve score on topic addressed by Weakness #1
In order to improve the students performance on weakness #1, the teacher can
create games for the students to help them memorize the formula that they should
use for the question. The teacher can also make sure students understand that they
cannot just look at the graph for the answer. The teacher can create several
practice scenarios with the graph and different numbers each time, for the students
to practice. This will help the students understand how they are supposed to work
that problem.
Formative and Summative Assessments
Summative: A fun summative assignment would be for the teacher to group the
students up and have them develop their own games to play with questions. The
teacher could lay out a rubric and the students can base their work on that while
using their own knowledge to complete the task at hand.
Weakness #2 Earth and Space
Question #19
Rpt Cat 3 - The student will demonstrate an
understanding of components, cycles,
patterns, and natural events of Earth and
space systems.
This question relied on students having the previous knowledge on barometric pressure
and what weather patterns accompany low pressure. The picture is unnecessary as it
adds no information to help in answering the question.
The students had know that low pressure is accompanied by cloudy skies and winds.
The winds are caused by the air moving from high pressure to lower pressure, and the
air rises where they meet. The water vapor within the rising air condenses and forms
clouds and sometime precipitation.
This question was most likely difficult because students lacked the previous knowledge
of weather patterns.
How to improve score on topic addressed by Weakness #2
In order to improve the students performance on weakness #2, the teacher can
make sure that the students have prior knowledge on barometric pressure and
weather patterns. The way this could be done is to create a whole unit and science
experiment on the weather patterns that are possible. The teacher could have the
students do a project that includes observations and data collecting during weather
changes. The teacher could also ask students to do their own research on weather
patterns and have a discussion about what they found and what they think about it.
Formative and Summative Assessments