Program Peningkatan Kemahiran Bahasa Inggeris di Sekolah (PPKBIS)

School Support
Workshop
2016
Welcome!
 Process Overview:
The School Support Plan
Improving Student Writing through a
Data Driven Approach
A Case Study under the School
Support Plan
Lee Chen Ping, Course Participant
 Objectives: School Support Plan
Aim:
To foster continuous cycles of student improvement

Objectives:
To use student performance data to support
pedagogical decision making
To analyse and interpret student performance
data in order to identify gaps in students
knowledge and skills
To develop and implement context- and needs-
based interventions to address gaps
 Overview
Introduction
School Support Plan
Conduct pre-test
Analyse student data
Develop intervention
Design an intervention lesson
Apply & revise intervention
Conduct post-test
Analysing post-test outcomes
Reporting the process
 School Context
School
A school in Baram, Sarawak
Students:
14 students
Low language proficiency (Almost
pass)
Focus Skill:
Writing
 Identifying Gaps: Administering the Pre-test
Conduct pre-test SPM Paper 1, Section A: Directed
Writing
Analyse Student
Performance Data Pre-test
Develop Format: Speech
intervention
How to prepare for an
Design an
intervention examination (A How-to format)
lesson
60 minutes
Apply intervention

Conduct post-test
 Analysing Data: Average Pre-Test Marks
Percentage of Marks in Pre-Test
Conduct pre-test 80

71
70
Analyse Student
Performance Data 60 57
54
51
Develop 50

intervention 43
Percentage

40 37

Design an 31
34
31
34

intervention 30

lesson 20
20 17 17 17

Apply intervention 10

Conduct post-test A B C D E F G H
Students
I J K L M N
 Classifying Types of Gaps (Errors)
Symbols Errors No. of Occurrences
Conduct pre-test
SP spelling 45

Analyse Student to + V to-infinitives 18

Performance Data MV + V modal verbs 36

Develop con connectors (not meaningful) 31

intervention PL plural 19

Design an SVA subject-verb agreement 31

intervention
F format 7
lesson
single-word error, vocabulary not in
Apply intervention SWE 52
precision

multiple-word error, word order,

Conduct post-test MWE 46
sentence fragments
 Prioratising Gaps for Intervention
Conduct pre-test

Analyse Student
Performance Data Top five gaps prioratised
Develop
1) Simple sentences
intervention 2) Vocabulary and spelling
Design an
intervention 3) Modal verbs
lesson
4) Connectors
Apply intervention 5) Note expansion

Conduct post-test
 Planning the Intervention
Conduct pre-test
6 weeks
Intervention fully integrated into
Analyse Student
everyday classroom practice
Performance Data
Week Gaps
Develop
intervention
1 Format of a speech
Design an 2 Simple sentences
intervention
lesson 3 Vocabulary expository

Apply intervention
4 Modal verbs
5 Connectors
Conduct post-test 6 Note expansion
Back at School
 Applying the Intervention
Conduct pre-test
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

Gaps: Format of a Speech

Analyse Student
Performance Data
Interventions:
Develop
intervention
1) Teachers feedback for the pre-test
Design an
2) Scrambled paragraphs
intervention 3) Reading a sample speech
lesson

Apply intervention

Conduct post-test
Scrambled Paragraphs
 Applying the Intervention
Conduct pre-test
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

Gaps: Simple sentences

Analyse Student
Performance Data
Interventions:
Develop
intervention
1) Highlight the verbs
Design an
2) Scrambled sentences
intervention
lesson

Apply intervention

Conduct post-test
Highlight the Verbs

Verbs
 Scrambled Sentences

/ my mother / every Christmas / bakes / to me / a birthday cake /

 Applying the Intervention
Conduct pre-test
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

Gaps: Vocabulary Expository

Analyse Student
Performance Data
Interventions:
Develop
intervention
1) Semantic Circle
Design an
2) Vocab Mirror
intervention
lesson

Apply intervention

Conduct post-test
 Semantic Circle
Environment (Pollution)

combustion asthma
Pollution

Solution
Vocabulary Mirror
 Applying the Intervention
Conduct pre-test
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

Gaps: Modal Verbs

Analyse Student
Performance Data
Interventions:
Develop
intervention
1) Thermometer of modal verbs
Design an
2) Highlight the modal verbs
intervention 3) Practice time (Dos and Donts)
lesson

Apply intervention

Conduct post-test
 Thermometer of Modal Verbs
Shades of Modality

We must stop all open burning activities.

must We need to start practising 3R to reduce

need to pollution.

should We should turn off the lights when not in use.

will You will be fined for loitering.

can We can reuse plastic bags to store rubbish.

may You may join the 3R campaign if you want.
Highlight the Modal Verbs

Verbs
Modal verbs
 Modal Verbs
Practice (Dos and Donts)
 Applying the Intervention
Conduct pre-test
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

Gaps: Connectors
Analyse Student
Performance Data
Interventions:
Develop
intervention
1) Traffic lights transitions
Design an
2) Highlight the connectors
intervention
lesson

Apply intervention

Conduct post-test
 Connectors
Traffic Lights Transitions

Firstly To start with

First of all To begin
At first Initially

Finally In conclusion
At last To conclude
Lastly All in all
Highlight the Connectors

Verbs
Modal verbs
Connectors
 Applying the Intervention
Conduct pre-test
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

Gaps: Note Expansion

Analyse Student
Performance Data
Interventions:
Develop
intervention
1) Sentence constructions
Design an
2) Word cloud
intervention
lesson

Apply intervention

Conduct post-test
 Word Cloud

environment
recycle bins habitat
illegal logging
solutions deforestation ecosystem
domestic waste global warming
plastic bags vehicles open burning extinction
combustion
emission carpool enforce
install laws and regulations
filters awareness
campaign reduce
reuse
recycle
Word Cloud
 Post-Intervention Test
Conduct pre-test SPM Paper 1, Section A: Directed
Writing
Analyse Student
Performance Data Post-test
Develop Format: Speech
intervention
Recycling and its benefits to our
Design an
intervention environment
lesson
60 minutes
Apply intervention

Conduct post-test
Phase 2
 Post-test Outcomes
Percentage of Marks in Pre-Test & Post-Test
80

71
70
66
63

60 57
54 54 54
51 51 51
50 49
46 46
43
40
40 37 37 37
34 34 34
31 31
30

20
20 17 17 17 17

10

0
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N

Pre-Test Post-Test
 Post-test Outcomes
The Increase and Decrease of Marks between Pre-test and Post-test
35

30 29 29

26
25
23

20
17

15
11 11

10

6
5
3

0
0
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N

-5 -3 -3

-6

-10

-15
-14

-20
 Student Improvement
Occurance of Gaps in Students' Writing
60

52

50
46

41 41
Number of times

40
36

30

24

20

10

Simple sentences Vocabulary Modal verbs

Pre-Test Post-Test
 Student Improvement
Occurance of Correct Usage in Students' Writing
80

70 68

61
60
Number of times

50 48
44

40

30

20

10

Note expansion Logical connectors

Pre-Test Post-Test
Student A Improvement
Student B Improvement
Student C Improvement
Reporting
Reporting
Conclusion: The School Support Plan
Teacher Development which Facilitates Classroom Practice
Course Processes = Classroom Processes

1. Guided
Planning

4. Reflecting,
2. Identifying
Reviewing,
Student Needs
Assessing

3. Planning, Implementing,
Assessing, Re-planning