The document discusses a teacher's inquiry into improving math instruction. It outlines several strategies the teacher uses, including discussing test results with students, having students help write learning intentions, and displaying and reviewing intentions in class. The teacher also tracks student progress regularly and provides descriptive feedback. Testing results from a focus group show most students improved their scores from term to term. The largest gains were made by students who received more individualized and collaborative learning opportunities.

1. Teacher Inquiry
Term 3 2010 Update
PLC #4

2. What I Do?
Discuss testing results and learning intentions with students
Have students help write learning intentions for each maths learning area
Display learning intentions & review at each NUMP & strand session
Have students share learning intentions with parents
Encourage students to peer assess progress towards learning intentions
Use regular knowledge based assessment
Communicate learning intentions with parents so they become a focus for
support with maths homework
Teach students to ask questions of themselves & others and set goals for
learning specific areas of knowledge

3. What I Do Post Research?
Discuss testing results and learning intentions with students
Explain learning intentions with students at the start of learning
Providing opportunities for students to complete knowledge assessments at
NUMP level
Regular knowledge tracking (IKAN termly)
Descriptive feedback - close to learning situation

4. What I Do Post Research?
Providing feedback relative to the learning intention
in relation to some expected standard,
to prior performance, and/or
to success or failure on a specific part of the task
Information about progress
about how to proceed

5. Tracking Booklets
Individuals taking responsibility for
their own learning
Current learning - Next Steps learning

6. Tracking Booklets
Students completing learning objectives
Coding with tick or question mark
Working at the table (in a group)

7. Website
www.mymaths.co.uk
Personalized learning time
Collaborative learning
Specialised Instruction Time

8. My Maths UK

9. Results Focus Group IKAN Results 2010
40
30
29
28 28
27
20
18 18
17 17 17
16 16
15 15 15 15
13
12
10 11
10
9
8
7
5
4
0
Costa 1 Logan 2 Jonathan 3 Liam 4 Courtney 5 Megan 6 Makaela 7 Holly 8
IKAN Term 1 IKAN Term 2 IKAN Term 3
Plateau? Gains? Diminishing Returns?

10. Results
Focus Group Percentage Increase in IKAN Tests
300.00%
300.00%
240.00%
225.00%
150.00% 157.14%
100.00%
93.33%
75.00%
63.64% 64.71%
50.00%
0%
Costa 1 Logan 2 Jonathan 3 Liam 4 Courtney 5 Megan 6 Megan 7 Holly 8
Students
Collaborative learning