École Georges P. Vanier Achievement Exam Result Sharing

Demographics 95 grade 9 students wrote the achievement exams –28 English Program Students –67 French Immersion Program Students

There were no exemptions in the Immersion Program There were 9 exemptions in the English Program 4 were from the PLP class 3 were excused for emotional needs 1 was due to completing the majority of the year in a different province 1 was exempt in Math only, not having covered the curriculum Demographics

English Language Arts (ELA) Written Exam (May) Multiple Choice Exam (June)

English Language Arts Strengths Recognizing author techniques Inferring relationships and meanings from details synthesizing information Areas for Growth Developing stronger technical vocabulary

ELA Goals for Standard of Excellence –20.0 % Acceptable Standard –90.5 %

Factors To Consider in Making Goal Projections for School Standard is higher –Honour Roll standard is higher Students are more linear in thought, versus last year’s group, which was more analytical and creative Two of our three ELA teachers are new to our school/ curriculum

French Language Arts Exam Written Exam (May) Reading and Multiple Choice Exam (June)

French Language Arts Strengths Isolating key components in stories Identifying main ideas in readings Areas for Growth Identify the meaning the author intends in a piece of work Analyzing the content in articles Deducting the meaning of expressions Composition and writing

FLA Goals for Standard of Excellence –10.5% Acceptable Standard –83.0%

Factors to Consider in Making Goal Projections We have integrated our late and continuing programs this year Across all immersion subjects, we are consistently reinforcing French spoken in the classroom as each teacher gives 10% of their mark to effort to speak French Administration has met with classes and grades to reinforce the standard We have a French Monitor that comes in three times a week Each grade is getting a conversation class through the French monitor

Social Studies

Strengths Locating information Interpreting information Organizing information Areas for Growth Understanding generalizations Understanding concepts Understanding related facts and terms Interpreting political cartoons

Goals – Social Studies Standard of Excellence –6.0% (Immersion Program) –7.5% (English Program) Acceptable Standard –85.0% (Immersion Program) –83.0% (English Program)

Factors that Influence Social Studies Achievement Increased French standards in school Cross-curricular work on generalizing, understanding concepts Increase practice on interpreting political cartoons AISI involvement Use of technology

Math

Math (Immersion Program) Strengths Basic algebra Concrete concepts Identifying pictorial representation Areas for growth Trigonometry Polynomials Probability

Math Goals for (Immersion Program) Standard of Excellence –8.0% Acceptable Standard –85.8%

Factors to Consider in Making Immersion Math Goal Projections Achievement has been steadily improving over last 4 years Math achievement is generally above provincial achievements

Math (English Program) Strengths Space and shape Spatial relations Algebra tiles Visual representation Areas for Growth Trigonometry Application of concepts Algebra and inequalities Exponent laws

Math Goals for (English Program) Standard of Excellence –10.0% Acceptable Standard –67.4%

Factors to Consider in Making Math Goal Projections This Year (English Program) More diverse population this year We exceeded last year’s goals Higher percentage of identified students with learning issues

Science

Science (Immersion Program) Strengths Graphing Identifying variables Lab skills Areas for Growth Vocabulary Environmental chemistry

Goals for Science (Immersion Program) Standard of Excellence –7.5% Acceptable Standard –83.8%

Factors to Consider in Making Goal Projections This Year Science (Immersion Program) New curriculum Achievement is consistent from previous years

Science (English Program) Strengths Graphing Identifying variables Lab skills Areas for Growth Vocabulary Environmental chemistry

Goals for Science (English Program) Standard of Excellence –5.0% Acceptable Standard –50.0%

Factors to Consider in Making Goal Projections This Year Science (English Program) 2 nd year through new curriculum Greater number of identified learning issues Increase of successful modifying strategies

Math/ Science Strategies Increased accommodations for students Increased Math and Science time in student schedule AISI (Alberta Initiative for School Improvement) Weekly word problem practice Breakdown of skills at each grade Exams and quizzes follow exam format, specifically numeric responses Introduction of trigonometry and polynomials in Grade 8 Continuation with midterm exams Differentiation as department focus More review time Practice provincial achievement exams

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