Summary of the 2009-10 Results October 13, 2010 1 Slide 2
Acceptable Standard: Students who scored at or above the cut
score... Basically those who passed the test Standard of
Excellence: Students who achieved excellence on the test...
Generally, above 85% 2 Slide 3 Cohort: All students registered in a
grade for the school year. This includes those who do not write due
to absence or exemption. Non-writers are scored zero. Writers: The
students who actually write the test. 3 Slide 4 Math 3, 6 and 9:
This was a new curriculum in 2009-10 and therefore a pilot PAT. The
results are not included in the analysis. Grade 3: These students
write only Language Arts and Math. 4 Slide 5 For the purposes of
this analysis, differences greater than 4% are indicated by either
Red, for a negative difference Green, for a positive difference,
Yellow where the difference was statistically similar. 5 Slide 6
Rate at which students who were registered in a grade also wrote
the provincial achievement test. Including Vista Virtual... On par
with province in grade 3 and 6, lower in grade 9. Grade 3Grade
6Grade 9 English Language Arts 92.3% (+1.2) 90.3% (-0.4) 80.6%
(-9.2) Math New Form ScienceNA 89.3% (-0.6) 81.5% (-8.3) Social
StudiesNA 89.% (-0.8) 82.7% (-7.0) 6 Slide 7 Rate at which students
who were registered in a grade also wrote the provincial
achievement test. Excluding Vista Virtual... Community schools
exceed province in 6 tests, on par on 1. Grade 3Grade 6Grade 9
English Language Arts 97.3% (+6.2) 97.1% (+6.4) 93.1% (+3.3) Math
New Form ScienceNA 96.8% (+6.9) 94.0% (+4.2) Social StudiesNA 96.4%
(+6.6) 96.1% (+6.4) 7 Slide 8 The participation rates of students
in our community schools exceeds that of the province on 6 of 7
measurable tests, and is on par on the other. PHRDs higher
participation rates means that more of our students write than most
of the province... Therefore less tests are scored as zero. 8 Slide
9 AGGREGATED COHORT RESULTS: The provincial results have remained
virtually static for 8 years. 9 Slide 10 AGGREGATED COHORT RESULTS:
PHRD results are slightly better than last year, and are similar to
previous years results. 10 Slide 11 AGGREGATED WRITER RESULTS: The
provincial results have remained virtually static for 8 years. 11
Slide 12 AGGREGATED WRITER RESULTS: PHRD results have remained
virtually static for 8 years as well. 12 Slide 13 Students who did
not write are scored as zero. This data includes Vista Virtual.
Grade 3Grade 6Grade 9 English Language Arts 77.5% (-4.1) 83.7%
(-0.4) 69.7% (-9.6) Math New Form ScienceNA 78.3% (+1.7) 64.1%
(-8.8) Social StudiesNA 71.3% (+0.4) 62.0% (-6.0) 13 Slide 14
Students who did not write are scored as zero. This data excludes
Vista Virtual in the cohort. Grade 3Grade 6Grade 9 English Language
Arts 81.7% (+0.1) 90.0% (+6.7) 80.5% (+1.2) Math New Form ScienceNA
84.8% (+8.2) 73.9% (+1.0) Social StudiesNA 77.2% (+6.3) 72.1%
(+4.1) 14 Slide 15 (Vista Virtual is not a factor). Concerns: Grade
3 ELA, and grade 9 ELA. Grade 3Grade 6Grade 9 English Language Arts
84.0% (-5.5) 92.6% (+0.8) 86.5% (-1.0) Math New Form ScienceNA
87.7% (+2.5) 78.6% (-2.6) Social StudiesNA 80.1% (+1.1) 75.0%
(-0.8) 15 Slide 16 PHRDs Community School Cohort results are on par
with the province on 3 of 7 measurable tests, and exceed the
province in Grade 6 ELA, Science and Social Studies, and in Grade 9
Social Studies. PHRDs Writers were on par with the province on 6 of
7 measurable tests, and are a little below the province in 3 ELA.
PHRDs aggregate cohort results are consistent to previous years. 16
Slide 17 Vista Virtual students are all over the province and
beyond. Their non-participation results from many valid reasons
that include: distance to writing centers, being out of province at
time of tests, general dissatisfaction with the community schools
in proximity to families involved. 17 Slide 18 Vista Virtual
Schools low rate of participation impacts PHRD overall Cohort
results by approx: -4% in grade 3 -6% in grade 6 -10% in grade 9
This difference grows as community school achievement improves. 18
When, or IF, Achievement Tests could be written on-line, and
supervision rules were adapted, VV students would be much more
likely to write the tests. Slide 19 19 PHRDs Writers have
demonstrated reasonable consistency for the past 7 years. PHRDs
grade 3 ELA results have declined slightly over time. Grade 6
achievement is improving over time and is generally a little better
then Provincial rates. Grade 9 achievement has improved,
particularly in Science, but we still lag behind Provincial rates.
Slide 20 20 Slide 21 21 New Program of Studies...and therefore a
new test... Not used yet in results analysis. Slide 22 22 Slide 23
23 New Program of Studies...and therefore a new test... Not used
yet in results analysis. Slide 24 24 Slide 25 25 Previous Program
of Studies New Program, New PAT Transition year, PAT not incl Slide
26 26 Slide 27 27 New Program of Studies...and therefore a new
test... Not used yet in results analysis. Slide 28 28 Slide 29 29
New Program, New PAT Previous Program of Studies Transition year.
This result from small pop doing old Program Slide 30 Grade 3 ELA
Grade 6 ELA Grade 6 Science Grade 6 Social Studies Grade 9 ELA
Grade 9 Science Grade 9 Social Studies 30 Grade 3: Lower than
anticipated achievement Grade 6: Higher than anticipated
achievement Grade 9: Satisfactory achievement Slide 31 Province
Jurisdiction School Grade Level Student 31 Teacher teams examine
and analyze all results... By student and by outcome... At risk...
Slide 32 For the purposes of this analysis, differences greater
than 4% are indicated by either Red, for a negative difference
Green, for a positive difference, Yellow where the difference was
statistically similar. 32 Slide 33 EXAM marks: These reference the
achievement of students on the exam itself. COURSE Marks: These
reference the success of students in the course as a whole.
Participation Rates: reflects the percentage of students enrolled
in their 3 rd yr of high school in the reported school year and who
completed the course in the reported school year. Students may have
completed the course in an earlier school year. 33 Slide 34 34
Overall Consistent rate of participation in Diploma Exams. Slide 35
35 2005/062006/082007/082008/092009/10 ELA 30-1 (-8.6) ELA 30-2
(-4.6) SS 30 (-3.0) SS 33 (-3.6) ELA 30-1 (-10.4) ELA 30-2 (-1.1)
SS 30 (-10.1) SS 33 (-0.7) ELA 30-1 (-8.8) ELA 30-2 (-4.7) SS 30
(-5.6) SS 33 (-7.8) ELA 30-1 (-3.4) ELA 30-2 (-7.7) SS 30 (-3.5) SS
33 (-7.8) ELA 30-1 (-2.2) ELA 30-2 (-6.8) SS 30 (-5.1) SS 33
(-11.0) Math 30 P (-5.0) Math 30 A (-8.3) Math 30 P (-9.3) Math 30
A (-4.8) Math 30 P (-9.5) Math 30 A (-2.6) Math 30 P (-8.4) Math 30
A (-1.9) Math 30 P (-3.4) Math 30 A (-4.0) Bio 30 (-3.8) Chem 30
(-5.8) Phys 30 (-1.5) Sci 30 (-0.9) Bio 30 (-9.4) Chem 30 (-10.0)
Phys 30 (-1.7) Sci 30 (-3.7) Bio 30 (-8.2) Chem 30 (-11.1) Phys 30
(-4.7) Sci 30 (-2.3) Bio 30 (-5.5) Chem 30 (-8.6) Phys 30 (-3.9)
Sci 30 (-0.9) Bio 30 (-3.8) Chem 30 (-3.9) Phys 30 (-4.0) Sci 30
(-4.0) Slide 36 36 Acceptable StandardStandard of Excellence ELA
30-1 (+1.1) (improved) ELA 30-2 (+1.9) (improved) SS 30-1 (-16.1)
(widened gap) SS 30-2 (-4.4) (consistent) Math 30 P (-0.9)
(consistent) Math 30 A (+8.2) (improved) Bio 30 (-21.9) (widened
gap) Chem 30 (-7.1) (closing gap) Phys 30 (+2.4) (significantly
improved) Sci 30 (+10.4) (significantly improved) ELA 30-1 (+0.6)
ELA 30-2 (-1.4) SS 30-1 (--7.2) SS 30-2 (-7.6) Math 30 P (=) Math
30 A (+4.8) Bio 30 (-15.2)* Chem 30 (-12.5) Phys 30 (-1.7)* Sci 30
(+5.8) Larger class size than typical is likely to have impacted
the SS 30-1 result We believe that the Bio 30 result was impacted
by awkward timetabling... Classes included students that would have
otherwise taken Science 30 Slide 37 On the diploma exams
themselves, PHRD students were similar to the province on 5 of 10
tests In Biology and Social Studies 30-1, PHRD students achieved
less well than was expected. There is a gap when these results are
compared to the province. The exam marks alone are only half of the
assessment story 37 Slide 38 38 Acceptable StandardStandard of
Excellence ELA 30-1 (+2.8) (consistent) ELA 30-2 (+1.4)
(consistent) SS 30 (-1.5) (consistent) SS 33 (-0.5) (consistent)
Math 30 P (+2.0) (consistent) Math 30 A (+9.0) (consistent) Bio 30
(-6.8) (widened gap) Chem 30 (+2.4) (consistent) Phys 30 (+3.4)
(consistent) Sci 30 (+3.0) (consistent) ELA 30-1 (+3.6) ELA 30-2
(-0.6) SS 30 (-0.3) SS 33 (-6.0) Math 30 P (-1.7) Math 30 A (+10.2)
Bio 30 (-17.8) Chem 30 (-9.4) Phys 30 (+2.2) Sci 30 (+7.8) Slide 39
39 Overall Consistent achievement in acceptable level. 95% of
students are successful in courses that have a Diploma Exam. Slide
40 40 Diploma Exam Courses Final Course Marks: HUMANITIES
Humanities: Generally very good rate of achievement of the
acceptable standard. Excellence: Typical levels with decline in
SS30-2. Slide 41 41 Diploma Exam Courses Final Course Marks:
MATHEMATICS Maths Achievement in both courses is very consistent
and at a high level. Slide 42 42 Diploma Exam Courses Final Course
Marks: SCIENCES Sciences Biology took a significant dip. Chemistry
has recovered a little bit. Physics and Science are quite strong.
Slide 43 Overall results indicate another strong performance,
consistent with previous years. 95% of students achieved acceptable
standard in the course (all exams combined). 43 Slide 44 There is a
trend of improvement in English Language Arts We continue to do
well in both Pure and Applied Math courses 2 of the big 3 science
results were below expectations Biology had a lower than
anticipated result. Chemistry seems to be recovering Physics is
strong and demonstrated some improvement 44 Slide 45 Principals
facilitate conversations and analysis of results. Successes: Which
courses, How and Why? Concerns: Which courses, Why and Specifically
What elements in the Program of Studies? Students of concern can be
identified A focus of Professional Learning Community work when
issues are identified Timetabling and class sizes continue to be
carefully developed and monitored 45 Slide 46 Any questions? 46
