Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Student Growth When looking at previous testing scores, Mrs. B sees that almost all of the children in her last period class did not meet the standards for passing Social Studies last year. When Mrs. B made her concerns about the previous scores known to her administrators she was told that the main goal was to work towards "student growth." As Mrs. B has been teaching this year she has yet to see any growth in her students. She feels as if this may be a result of the fact that the students in the class are grouped by ability. As a result, there are lots of behavior problems and not a lot of student motivation. What should Mrs. B do to help her students realize the importance of their education and assessments? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Mrs. B needs to start celebrating small successes with her students. They need to be taught to self assess and track their own data so that they can see that they are growing. The students should be encouraged often until those small successes become bigger ones that show true growth.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Agreed. I celebrate big time when students make an A on my unit assessments. They get rewarded with table hop or patio passes during lunch. They get their name posted on the "I'm so Fancy" board outside my room. They also get called out on class and we all applaud (think "Come on Down…"). Rated On: October 18, 2014 7:15 pm Rated By: eduhaz                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree with this solution and think it would be very effective in this situation. I think that celebrating successes with your students is always a great way to encourage them to work hard, and I also think that allowing them to track their growth and improvement would motivate them to do their best and to work hard and would make improvement a fun challenge for them. Rated On: October 19, 2014 3:08 am Rated By: esaSaV                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree, celebration of small successes can make the classroom a much more positive place to learn. Rated On: October 19, 2014 5:02 pm Rated By: adenar                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I think this is great. Students will be excited when they are praised. Rated On: October 15, 2017 11:53 pm Rated By: QeZyqa                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree it’s impor to celebrate the small successes. Rated On: February 24, 2019 11:58 pm Rated By: Myria Coure