The flurry continues Wednesday

Mon wk 11 Term 1
11MAT	Non Maori	Maori
0 credits	52%	77%
3 credits	24%	0%
6 credits	24%	23%

2 days after my last post about the flurry of activity around academic achievement as we reach the end of term 1 there has been a 20% shift in credits for Non Maori learners. With 2 days to go, our goal is to have more learners confident enough to sit assessments and gain credits.

Wed wk 11 Term 1
11MAT	Non Maori	Maori
0 credits	41%	77%
3 credits	31%	0%
6 credits	28%	23%

The Flurry of activity has begun - Monday

With Term 1 nearing its end, the flurry of activity has begun.

Learners requesting to sit assessments this term have increased since yesterday with only 3 days left before I share our final term 1 results.

To date we have



0 credits - 77% Maori compared to 47% Non-Maori
3 credits - 0% Maori compared to 34% Non-Maori
6 credits - 23% Maori compared to 24% Non-Maori

Prior knowledge

Our maths programme this term has included 2 standards

(Bivariate Statistics and Linear Algebra); both standards were introduced

in term 4, during “Jumpstart”, the previous year when learners were in year 10.

We have been switching between the 2 standards all term as learners

were becoming too complacent focusing on one standard at a time. What I noticed

each time we switched standards, was that learners were able to easily pick

up where they had left off as they were drawing on “prior knowledge” which

had been fairly recent. This switching between standards seemed to reignite

their desire to complete set tasks and set mini deadlines for themselves

By week 7 of an 11 week term, a few learners had successfully gained credits

in both standards. This is the only year 11 maths class at the college where this

has happened as all other year 11’s were either still on 0 credits or 3.

My hypothesis was correct….drawing on prior knowledge boosts learner

confidence and having prior knowledge as recent as a few weeks old seems

to have paid off. A total of 9 learners now have 6 credits with a few more

hoping to sit assessments in the final week of term.

Raising Maori achievement...how are we doing?

With one more week left for term 1, we have had one learner leave and a new one
arrive so there are still 13 priority learners doing NCEA L1 maths. The college has set an
expectation that learners will pass at least 1 standard per subject per term, which means
thatthe minimum requirement is 3 credits in maths this term. To date, we have 23% who
have met the college's credit protocol by gaining a minimum of 3 NCEA L1 numeracy
credits with three of the thirteen students surpassing credit protocol by gaining
6 credits.

I am hoping for a flurry of activity in the final week of term 1 so that learners have
credits next to their name and they can start the next term with more confidence.