RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA Provincial Achievement Test Results Rideau Park School RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Overall Results High levels of participation Vast majority of students meeting or exceeding the acceptable standard Only 1-2 students per grade failed to meet the acceptable standard Gap analysis shows a small number of areas for improvement, but many areas where our students exceed provincial peers RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Organization of this Presentation 1.Student participation 2.A pie chart showing the number of students who achieved different levels of performance 3.Where possible, the achievement of male and female students on different exams as well as a comparison of the schools and provinces results. 4.A gap analysis which shows those items (questions) on each test where Rideau students performed less well than their provincial counterparts. This presentation is organized in the following manner: RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 GLOBAL ACHIEVEMENT SNAPSHOT RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 3 Participation Rates LAMath School25 / 026 / 0 Province39 125/ / 1816 STUDENTS WRITING / EXCUSED N= 40, difference is based on student absence RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 3 Language Arts 74.1%(18) 25.9% (7) 0.0% (0) Total students meeting the acceptable standard or standard of excellence= 100% RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 3 Language Arts Raw Results by Skill & Gender Writing max score= 35 questions Reading max score= 40 questions RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 3 Language Gaps Item Number StrategySkill Rideau Score Provincial Score Difference 40 Text Organization Use text features to access facts from an information passage Text Organization Identify a mental image created by an author in a narrative passage Associative Meaning Use contextual clues to determine the meaning of a word Associative Meaning Make an inference by interpreting the meaning of two phrases in a narrative passage RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 3 Mathematics 73.1%(19) 23.1% (6) 3.8% (1) Total students meeting the acceptable standard or standard of excellence= 96.2% RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 3 Mathematics Raw Results by Category and Gender Number max score= 18 questions Patterns max score= 8 questions Shape max score= 10 questionsProbability max score= 4 questions RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Item Number StrandSkill Rideau Score Provincial Score Difference 3Number Identify the greatest number that is represented by base-ten blocks Patterns Compare two patterns in order to identify a pattern rule Shape & Space Relate the passage of time to a common activity Shape & Space Relate the number of months to a year Shape & Space Measure objects and compare their lengths Grade 3 Mathematic Gaps RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 6 Participation Rates LAMath School26/4/327/4/3 Province39,467/ / 2284 STUDENTS WRITING / EXCUSED/ABSENT ScienceSocial School27/4/3 Province / / 2347 RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 6 Language Arts 38.5% (10) 61.5% (16) Total students meeting the acceptable standard or standard of excellence= 100% RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 6 Writing and Reading by Skill and Gender Writing max score= 55 questions Reading max score= 50 questions RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 6 Language Gaps ItemStrategySkill Rideau Score Provincial Score Difference 36 Ideas and Details Identify connotative meaning of a statement in an excerpt from a novel Text Organization Determine the purpose of sub- headings in an information article Text Organization Recognize a literary technique (onomatopoeia) used in a cartoon Synthesizing Ideas Synthesize information to identify the main idea in an informational article There is a statistical significance between school and provincial results on above items. RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 6 Mathematics 55.6% (15) 37% (10) 7.4% (2) Total students meeting the acceptable standard or standard of excellence= 98% RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 6 Mathematics Raw Results by Category and Gender TOTAL TEST SCORES Girls Rideau= 40.0 Girls Province= 31.6 Boys Rideau= 37.4 Boys Province= 32.2 Number max score= 17 questions Patterns max score= 14 questions Shape max score= 14 questions Probability max score= 5 questions RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 6 Mathematics Gaps ItemStrategySkill Rideau Score Provincial Score Difference 9 Space and Shape Classify a given set of angles according to their measures RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 6 Science 59.2% (16) 40.7% (11) Total students meeting the acceptable standard or standard of excellence = 100% RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 6 Science Raw Results by Category and Gender TOTAL TEST SCORES (out of 50) Girls Rideau= 39.4 Girls Province= 33.9 Boys Rideau= 40.2Boys Province= 34.5 Inquiry max score= 11 questions Flight max score= 14 questions Sky Science max score= 8 question Evidence max score= 7 questions Trees max score= 10 questions RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 6 Science Gaps ItemCategoryTopic and Skill Rideau Score Provincial Score Difference 3Skills Evaluate a situation and explain it using an understanding of the properties of air RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 6 Social Studies 63% (17) 26% (7) Total students meeting the acceptable standard or standard of excellence= 89% 11% (3) RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 6 Social Studies Raw Results by Category and Gender TOTAL TEST SCORES (out of 50) Girls Rideau= 38.8 Girls Province= 34.7 Boys Rideau= 35.9Boys Province= 33.9 Democratic max score= 9 questions Government max score= 11 questions Community max score= 10 question Athens max score= 10 questions Iroquois max score= 10 questions RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 6 Social Studies Gaps ItemStrategySkill Rideau Score Provincial Score Difference 29 Knowledge and Understanding Recall the main responsibility of Francophone school boards in Alberta Knowledge and Understanding Identify an example of direct democracy in ancient Athens Knowledge and Understanding Identify a disadvantage of a decision making model used in the Iroquois Confederacy RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 9 Participation Rates LAMath School88/990/7 Province38 271/ / 2022 STUDENTS WRITING / EXCUSED ScienceSocial School88/986/11 Province36 194/ / 2000 RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 9 Language Arts 20.5% (18) 76.1% (67) Total students meeting the acceptable standard or standard of excellence= 97% 3.4% (3) RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 9 Writing and Reading by Skill and Gender Writing max score= 55 questions Reading max score= 55 questions RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 9 Language Gaps ItemStrategySkill Rideau Score Provincial Score Difference 4 items below the provincial score by a maximum of 3 points. No statistical difference found between school and provincial scores based on number of students writing in each group. RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 9 Mathematics 46.7% (42) 52.2% (47) 1.1% (1) Total students meeting the acceptable standard or standard of excellence= 99% RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 9 Mathematics Raw Results by Category and Gender TOTAL TEST SCORES Girls Rideau= 41.9 Girls Province= 33.3 Boys Rideau= 42.5 Boys Province= 33.3 Number max score= 16 questions Patterns max score= 17 questions Shape max score= 12 questions Probability max score= 5 questions RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 9 Mathematics Gaps ItemStrategySkill Rideau Score Provincial Score Difference No items lower than the provincial score. RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 9 Science 31.9% (28) 67% (59) 1.1% (1) Total students meeting the acceptable standard or standard of excellence= 98.9% RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 9 Science Raw Results by Category and Gender TOTAL TEST SCORES (out of 50) Girls Rideau= 46.3 Girls Province= 35.9 Boys Rideau= 47.2Boys Province= 37.0 Biological Diversity max score = 11 questions Matter & Chemical Change max score = 11 question Environmental Chemistry max score = 11 questions Electrical Principles & Technologies max score = 11 questions Space Exploration max score = 11 questions RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011 Chem Change Elec Principles

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 9 Science Gaps contd ItemCategoryTopic and Skill Rideau Score Provincial Score Difference No items lower than the provincial score RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 9 Social Studies 65.2% (56) 26.7 % (23) Total students meeting the acceptable standard or standard of excellence= 93% 8.1% (7) RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 9 Social Studies Raw Results by Category and Gender TOTAL TEST SCORES (out of 50) Girls Rideau= 34.1 Girls Province= 32.4 Boys Rideau= 36.8Boys Province= 32.1 Political & Judicial System max score= 11 questions Individual & Collective Rights max score= 11 questions Immigration max score= 8 question Economic Decision Making max score= 8 questions Consumerism, Quality of Life, & Political Decision Making max score= 12 questions RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011

RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2010 Grade 9 Social Studies Gaps ItemStrategySkill Rideau Score Provincial Score Difference 13 Knowledge and Understanding Identify rights contained in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms referred to in a definition provided Knowledge and Understanding Know what federal legislation enacted in 1982 stipulated with regard to Metis peoples in Canada Knowledge and Understanding Know how provincial governments can influence and implement immigration policies RIDEAU PARK SCHOOL- PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA 2011