QAR Questions Answer Relationships

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QAR Questions Answer Relationships

• Kennedy High School

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PDSA Cycle

• Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) Cycle guides the
  continuous improvement process for the action
  research team

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Goal 1 for QAR

• Fulfill the requirements of QAR course with Nance
  Wilson (University of Florida).

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Plan Define the System

• Read Enhancing Comprehension and Test-taking
  Across Grades and Content Areas article with
  half-page written response.
• Attend 3 QAR follow-up sessions in Iowa City.
• Teach 3 QAR lessons and write up lesson plans.
• Give pre-test and post-test to core group of
  students (White)
• Complete homework for future follow-up sessions.

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Plan Assess Current Situation

• Continuing our QAR training as teachers
• Attending training sessions
• Creating lesson plans within curriculum
• Analyzing reading materials
• Building our own understanding of QAR

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Plan Analyze Causes

• Not enough lessons within curriculum that
  incorporate higher-order thinking skills
• Not enough lessons within curriculum that
  incorporate reading strategies to improve
  comprehension and critical thinking

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Plan Analyze Causes

• Lack of intrinsic motivation for the students
• Many students struggle with reading
• Lack of time to work with the non-proficient
  students on an individual basis
• Lack of QAR between middle and high school

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Do Try Out Improvement Theory

• Not to this phase yet.
• Final training session with Nance Wilson, May 11,
  2006
• Begin coordination with other departments Fall
  2006
• END OF QAR SLIDES

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Do Try Out Improvement Theory

• Incorporation of lessons that utilize
  experimental design and analysis of data
• Every science teacher will require one standard
  lab report each term.
• A grading rubric will be designed and used by all
  science teachers.
• Student progress will be monitored over the
  course of a year and over the course of his
  entire science career.

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Study Study the Results

• The ITED is the only measurement device currently
  in place
• In 2004, 12 of Juniors were non-proficient on
  the science subtest of the ITED, compared to
  11.6 in 2005.
• The 2005 juniors have not been part of the
  Science Success classes.

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Study Study the Results

• Still in the Plan/Do parts of the cycle for the
  other ideas.

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Act Standardize Improvement

• Not to this point in the cycle yet.

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Act Plan Continuous Improvement

• Not to this point in the cycle yet.