Probability Lesson DATA-BASED DECISION MAKING Pretest Results (22 students) Questions Correct Incorrect One 19 3 Two 13 9 Three

21 1 Four 18 4 Five 19 3 Six 15 7 Seven 19 3

Posttest Results (22 students) Questions Correct Incorrect One 22 0 Two 22 0 Three 21 1 Four 22 0 Five 22 0 Six 20 2 Seven 21 1

I gave the same test both times in order to see exactly which area they had made improvements. The two questions that had the highest number of mistakes were 2 and 6. When seeing what the problems were, I knew what area to address in order to make sure they didnt miss it again. For question two, I wanted to review consonants and vowels with the class. For question six, I was sure to review the concept of greater or less in order to make sure the students were equipped with the knowledge needed in order to answer the question correctly. Although the question could possibly be considered a trick question, I think it is clear by the results of the post test that they understood after further instruction. I was very pleased with the outcome of the post-test and can see that the students benefited from extra time learning this skill.

Disaggregated Data After looking at the results as a class, I disaggregated the data and looked at it according to gender. There were 22 students in the class: 12 girls and 10 boys. This is what I found when looking at the results: Female Pretest Results Questions Correct Incorrect One 9 3 Two 8 4 Three 12 0 Four 9 3 Five 10 2 Six 9 3 Seven 9 3

Male Pretest Results Questions Correct Incorrect One 10 0 Two 5 5 Three 9 1 Four 9 1 Five 9 1 Six 7 3 Seven 9 1

Female Posttest Results Questions Correct Incorrect One 12 0 Two 12 0 Three 12 0 Four 12 0 Five 12 0 Six 10 2 Seven 11 1

Male Posttest Results Questions Correct Incorrect One 10 0 Two 10 0 Three 9 1 Four 10 0 Five 10 0 Six 10 0 Seven 10 0

From looking at the disaggregated data, it appears as if the boys improved more than the girls. In the post-test results, there was only one boy who missed one question. For the girls, there were three girls who missed two questions. It was interesting to see how much the data broke down, but I wasnt surprised at the results. You can see in the disaggregated pre-test results that the boys did better because they had lower numbers. So, it doesnt come as a surprised that their post-test results would be the same. I can use this data to differentiate instruction to improve skills. Since the boys did better than the girls, you could group the students for activities by making sure girls are placed with boys so that they can assist with questions.