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IOWA TEST OF BASIC SKILLS 2011-2012

IOWA TEST OF BASIC SKILLS 2011-2012. I do not know how to weigh or measure a man, the mistake is when someone thinks such a task is possible. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Purpose for Testing.

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IOWA TEST OF BASIC SKILLS 2011-2012

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  1. IOWA TEST OF BASIC SKILLS2011-2012

  2. I do not know how to weigh or measure a man, the mistake is when someone thinks such a task is possible. -Antoine de Saint-Exupery

  3. Purpose for Testing

  4. To help teachers determine the extent to which individual students have the skills necessary to deal successfully with the curriculum. • To adapt teaching to the developmental level of students. • To individualize instruction based upon each student’s areas of greatest and least development. • To work together with parents for the student’s best interest. • To identify areas of strength and weakness in the performance of groups for instructional purposes.

  5. Fundamental skills tested: Reading: Vocabulary Comprehension

  6. Language: Spelling Capitalization Punctuation Usage/Expression

  7. Math: Concepts / Estimation Problem Solving / Data Interpretation Computation

  8. Sources of Information (4 & 6): Maps & diagrams Reference Materials

  9. Social Studies (5 & 7)

  10. Science (5 & 7)

  11. So… how did Saint Joseph School perform on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills?

  12. Grade 3

  13. Grade 4

  14. Grade 5

  15. Grade 5continued

  16. Grade 6

  17. Grade 7

  18. Grade 7continued

  19. Goal: 3 Years’ Growth in 3 Years’ TimeClass of 2013

  20. In Summary… • Language Arts and Reading are our relative strengths across the grades. • Total Math scores for classes are an overall, success, given our continued relative weakness in the area of math computation, which is not included in the Math Total. • Drill the basic math facts daily! (+, -, x, /)

  21. The End

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