ipts2

Standard Two | Human Development and Learning

**Student Progress**

The seniors had to pass civics in order to be able to graduate High School. One of my seniors, Natalie*, was struggling with the class from the first exam. For that test, I gave the students the option of looking at his or her test in order to understand what questions they answered wrong and as an opportunity to earn some points back on the test. Natalie was one of two students to take advantage of this opportunity. For the quizzes that I gave about the Constitution, I informed students that they would NOT have make-ups. Natalie did not do exceptionally well on her first quiz, about the legislative branch, so I decided to intervene to try and help her with the next quiz on the executive branch. I asked her if there was any way that I could help her study for the quiz and what I could do day-to-day that would make the information stick. She told me she was a very visual learning and enjoyed when I presented the information in PowerPoint. Furthermore, I told her I would provide her with extra study materials besides the study guide and crossword puzzle I had already created for the class.

On the days leading up to the quiz, I talked with Natalie before class to see how the studying was going and even asked her some review questions. During class she was always a little hesitant to answer questions, possibly because she was afraid to get them wrong in front of her peers. When I talked to her one-on-one, she seemed more confident and answered all of the questions correctly. This sample demonstrates my impact on student learning and understanding the process I needed to initiate in order to make sure one of my students was successful. I was able to provide Natalie with the supplemental materials that she needed in order to have extra practice and time with he material. She was more confident and I think that she sensed that I really did want her to succeed in class. From this experience helping Natalie, I understood the importance of assessing the needs of individual students, as they might not always come up to me and ask for help.


 * [[file:Natalie004.pdf]]|

*Name has been changed.