1. EC-6 and 4-8 Content Test Analysis - Science
Department of Teacher Education
Angelo State University
December 2016

2. Reasons for analysis Trending downward overall
Student scores are given as Domain Scores
Domain Scores are practically useless
Needed a base line
Needed to know competencies
EC-6 Science 18 competencies
4-8 Science 23 competencies

3. Areas of Concern 2011 Assessment Impacts of science on people
Nature of science
Anything to do with Earth Science

4. Comparisons EC-6
Baseline
66 attempts
57 attempts
% points change
001 Safety 83 74
(9)
002. History and nature of science 45 38
003 Impacts of science 61 23
004 Unifying concepts and processes 50
005 Students as learners and science instruction 81 67
(14)
006 Science assessment 48 78 30
007 Forces and motion 47 31
008 Physial and chemical properties 58 27
009 Energy and Interactions
N/A 62
010 Energy transformations and conservation 88 75
(13)
011 Structure and function of living things 10 86 76
012 Reproduction and the mechanisms of heredity 56 6
013 Adaptations and evolution 37 21
014 Organisms and the environment 15 46
015 Structure and function of earth systems 63
7 *
016 Cycles in earth systems 64
16 *
017 Energy in weather and climate 16 53
37 *
018 Solar system and the Universe
47*
* GEOL 1401 added in Fall 2014, PS3311 & 3312 More Astronomy
Content test changed 2015

5. Comparisons 4-8 2010-11 Baseline 2015-16 11 attempts (%)
Baseline
11 attempts (%)
10 attempts (5)
% points change
1. Safety 39 83 44
2. Tools 51 57 6
3. History and nature of science 28 82 54
4. Personal impacts of science 42
100 58
5. Unifying concepts 25 33
6. Forces and motion 92 53
7. Properties and changes of matter - physical 27 67 40
8. Properties and changes of matter - chemical
9. Energy interactions 29
10. Conservation of matter
N/A 50
11. Structure and function of living things 10
12. Heredity 43 15
13. Adaptations and evolution 35 32
14. Regulatory mechanisms 75 48
15. Organisms and Environment 31 52
16. Structure and function of earth systems
63*
17. Earth System cycles 36
64*
18. Energy weather and climate 20
30*
19. Solar System
50*
20. History of earth systems 24
76*
21. Teaching science
22. Scientific inquiry 59
23. Assessment

6. What’s next…. Continuous improvement Continue to review test data
Review other content area data
Work to include low content areas, such as unifying concepts, into classroom demonstrations, lesson plans, etc.
Request more written background knowledge/understanding on lesson plans
Share data with content departments