Term 2 Inquiry - Interpret Data

Testing is underway in preparation for Term 2 reports. I have completed the Junior Assessment in Maths tests on each of my Priority Learners and gained some insight and new information on these children as a whole and as individuals. Out of the 5 children tested, 2 of them scored 4's for Add/Sub and Mult/Div sections of the JAM and they are both girls. This means that they are confidently finding answers to addition and subtraction equations by imaging and have learnt some strategies to use when solving problems. They are on track according to expected levels of learning in this curriculum area. The other three children scored 2-3's for Add/Sub and Mult/Div questions on the JAM. This means that they are still learning basic facts and how to add and subtract using materials. There are some other gaps which I recognise such as not being confident in skip counting in 2s or counting backwards in the correct sequence which will hinder their abililty with learning new skills for multiplication and division maths problems. I aim to focus on teaching these skills to them in a small group situation before the end of this term. For the two girls who are already confident with addition and subtraction, they will be extendend by learning 2's, 5s and 10 times tables before the end of the term and learn how to add on using place value of numbers. These two girls are at the expected level of learning in Maths for this stage of the year in comparison to their peers. However, they have a few gaps which I will focus on teaching them in a small group and give them some homework to practice (such as skip counting backwards in the correct sequence and knowing how to read 3 digit numbers).