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Senior Project: “Data Collection -- Student Survey and Judges’ Comments”

Senior Project: “Data Collection -- Student Survey and Judges’ Comments”. Hillgrove High School 2007-2008 February 6, 2008 Dennis Willis, SP Coordinator. Hillgrove HS SIP. STUDENT PERFORMANCE GOAL: Increase proficiency in the processing skills needed to present information on a topic

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Senior Project: “Data Collection -- Student Survey and Judges’ Comments”

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  1. Senior Project:“Data Collection -- Student Survey and Judges’ Comments” Hillgrove High School 2007-2008 February 6, 2008 Dennis Willis, SP Coordinator

  2. Hillgrove HS SIP STUDENT PERFORMANCE GOAL: • Increase proficiency in the processing skills needed to present information on a topic • Performance Indicator: Demonstration of Senior Project related skills • Benchmark: The SP will be completed by 90% of eligible seniors

  3. Statistics from the November 15 Boards Night • 102 Community Judges

  4. Statistics from the November 15 Boards Night 161 eligible students in 6 classes • 157 students presented • 2 students presented at the make-up session • 2 students chose not to present to complete the project

  5. SIP Goal Comparison at Mid-Year • 159/161 OR 98.7% of the eligible students completed the SP presentation

  6. SIP Goal Comparison at Mid-Year • AVERAGE SCORE for presentations: 86.9%

  7. Student Survey • Students answered 23 questions about their experience with the Senior Project during the week following Boards Night • Their answers to most of these questions are shown on the next slides…. • What, if any, is the significance of these answers? • How can we make the SP experience more closely what we envision it to be?

  8. What do we Envision? What’s our goal? We are working with students to be excellent writers, oral communicators, organizers, impression-makers as well as world citizens. We are teaching skills necessary for all students (grades 9-12) to be successful in these goals.

  9. As we review these questions, Think about how we can make it BETTER!!!!!!!!!

  10. How many out-of-class hours did you spend on the research paper? Student Survey

  11. How many out-of-class hours did you spend on the product/project? Student Survey

  12. How many out-of-class hours did you spend on the presentation? Student Survey

  13. Approximately how much money did you spend? Student Survey

  14. Was the amount of money you spent a problem for you? Student Survey

  15. How stressful was writing the research paper? Student Survey

  16. How stressful was completing the product/project? Student Survey

  17. How stressful was giving the presentation? Student Survey

  18. I feel that my high school education prepared me for the Senior Project…. Student Survey

  19. The Senior Project was, for me, ….. Student Survey

  20. I feel that the Senior Project helped improve my research/library skills. Student Survey

  21. I feel that the Senior Project helped improve my writing skills. Student Survey

  22. I feel that the Senior Project helped improve my speaking skills. Student Survey

  23. I feel that the Senior Project helped improve my time-management skills. Student Survey

  24. I feel that the Senior Project helped improve my thinking skills. Student Survey

  25. I feel that the Senior Project helped improve my self-confidence. Student Survey

  26. When I finished the entire Senior Project, I felt….. Student Survey

  27. I feel that the Senior Project helped to prepare me for what lies ahead (college or work or military). Student Survey

  28. How many times did you practice your presentation in school? Student Survey

  29. How many times did you practice your presentation OUTSIDE of school? Student Survey

  30. Activity for Departments • Review these survey results (a copy is on the T-drive/Senior Project folder)

  31. Judges’ Comments • Review the Judges’ comments on the Hillgrove website Senior Project page (last entry on the page) • Senior English Teachers are reviewing with their students • Review some of the comments with your students and talk about them

  32. Tentative Plan for April 21 and 22 • Presentations in your classes on these dates (earlier dates so that feedback can be used more effectively) • Students won’t be dressed the same as the Boards Night presentations • Help them with timing (6, 8, 10 minute warnings) • Rate them, or at least give them some comments to help them • Students may rate or score them for your own classroom discussions

  33. With your students… • Help them to think about… • “That will be me next year (or in 2 years)” • “I would have a hard time doing that” • “I can improve myself with practice” • “Hillgrove HS requires me to take these things seriously” • “How can I better apply myself to be ready for Senior Project?”

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