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Dramatic Academic Growth
Introduction
In order for students to achieve Dramatic Academic Growth, a teacher must constantly analyze the qualitative and quantitative data and provide each individual student with rigorous tailored instruction that enables them to reach mastery. A truly transformational teacher uses a wide variety of qualitative and quantitative assessments in order to gain a pulse of the classroom, and plan instructional next steps. My qualitative data shows the progression of written work that students have produced throughout this year. Each week my students read and summarize NewsELA articles, which provide them with multiple opportunities to practice and improve their writing skills. The qualitative data that is received helps me provide students with ongoing feedback which pushes students towards mastery. My quantitative data is tracked by mClass: Reading 3D Text Reading Comprehension Assessment which is also known as the TRC assessment. This assessment is given to students three times per year and the quantitative data receieved from this assessment provides me with a clear understanding of my students’ strengths and weaknesses in literacy. Using TRC data I am able to track the reading comprehension growth of each individual student throughout the year and make adjustments to instruction when necessary. Learn more about how I utilize both qualitative and quantitative data to achieve dramatic academic growth below.
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Conclusion
Dramatic academic growth is the product of a truly transformational teacher. Many components are required for students to achieve such growth. The teacher must effectively utilize both quantitative and qualitative data during the instructional cycle. With this data the teacher must then plan targeted instruction that addresses each student’s weaknesses, while continuing to assess students often. These assessments provide the teacher with an in-depth look at each student’s progress. The teacher then modifies instruction in response to student data. This cycle continues until dramatic academic growth is achieved.