Smart Goal/Mini 2 Results



data results



For the past four weeks my students have been engaged in daily math games to help improve fluency. In looking back at the data I collected on the written two minute test, my students averaged about 27 addition facts correct. However, throughout the course of the study and project, they slowly improved and resulted in an average of 38 addition facts correct. There were similar results with subtraction. The class average was 20 and it grew to an average of 30 subtraction facts.

Some students made huge gains whereas a couple showed limited or no growth at all. I tend to wonder whether those students were actively engaged in the activity. From my observations, most students seemed to be engaged and working on the math games. In looking back, I wish I would have recorded redirection and off task behavior to see how that played in student progress.

What would happen if this I were to continue for a longer period? Would there scores continue to increase? How would parental involvement with daily math games at home change the results?I do think if students spend time daily engaged in routines geared to learn math facts, they are more apt to recall them fluently.



How much should I take into account students who are slow in writing their responses? I also completed an oral assessment for students to show their progress and the results were not as favorable. I had a few students show considerable gains in the oral one minute assessment but many were + 1 or +2. A few did not improve or showed a decrease.

In looking back at the addition facts I chose, many of them were more difficult facts that students had trouble with. I tried to choose random facts but many of them seemed to be more difficult ones that our math series just touched on.

I need to complete my results and take a further look into whether daily math games truly improves fluency with math facts.

 

mini 2 reflection



addition data



subtraction data