ELECTRICITY-CONDUCTORS OR INSULATORS?

ANALYZED WORK SAMPLE

DATE: 11/28/17

SETTING ADDITIONAL ANECDOTAL NOTES:

___ regular class with no special education support The student was given an assignment to work
_X__ teamed class/co-teaching with a small group to make a simple circuit with
___ self-contained class wires, batteries and a small light bulb on a switch.
The students were then given a bag of various
DIRECTIONS items to test if they were insulators or
The student was asked to: conductors. The student accurately placed 10/11
___ read ___copy items in the correct column on the table chart. The
penny was not a conductor when she tested it.

___ write_ X_ listen The student could explain her reasoning for the
Items being conductors and when she re-tested
the penny she was able to reason that it possibly
was not pure copper.
The directions were given:
__X_ orally ___written

__X_ to the class ___ to the student individually

The student:
 Understood the directions _X__ Yes ___ No
 Was able to follow the directions _X__ Yes ___ No
 Paid attention to the teacher when _X__ Yes ___ No
directions were given
 Asked for clarifications to directions ___ Yes _X__ No

ASSIGNMENT
The material presented was: ___ review ___ introduced for the first time _X__ independent practice
The assignment included:
___ listening to lecture ___ assignment in book
___ worksheet _X__ other: performance task

The grade level of the work compared to the student’s current grade placement:
___ below grade level _X_ on grade level ___ above grade level
The grade the student received on the assignment: ____10/11________

ANALYSIS OF WORK SAMPLE

The student:
_X__ completed the task
___ did not complete the task
___ required longer than the average amount of time to complete the task
_X__ utilized the average amount of time as peers to complete the task
___ worked quickly and completed the task before many of the other students
___ required one-on-one support from teacher/paraeducator to complete the task
___ required teacher prompts to stay on task

The student has difficulty with Science Content Knowledge in the following areas:
_X__ understanding all of what was presented
___ directing or maintain attention when information in only auditory
___ taking notes when teacher lectures
___ completing academic activities that require listening
___ repeating oral questions and directions frequently
___ following more than two step oral directions
___ paraphrasing information presented orally
_X__ requiring information to be visual to be understood or retained
___ participating in whole group discussions
___ participating in small group cooperative activities