HOW DOES HOMEWORK CORRECTIONS AFFECT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT?Kelly Menning

ABOUT ME:Family: Married for 8 years and have 2 children

- Landon: 4 years- Aubrey: 7 months

High School: Bishop Garrigan

Undergraduate: Wartburg College

ABOUT ME:

-have taught 1st grade, 2nd grade, 5th grade, Middle School Math, and High School Math

- 3rd year at Algona Middle School- taught and coached for 5 years at West

Bend-Mallard

Teaching Experience: 8th year teaching

Currently teach 5th grade and 8th grade Math

CLASSROOM BACKGROUND

- 10 students have an individualized education plan (IEP) in math. Three of these students have

full-time aides.

- Algona Middle School

- Four 5th grade classes

-90 total students- 48 males and 41 females

FAILURE LEADS TO SUCCESS

“ I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot, and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

How Does Homework Corrections Affect

Student Achievement?

WHY DID I CHOOSE THIS PROJECT?

I wanted to see if this was making a difference in the students learning or if I just thought it was helping them when it really wasn’t.

I chose this project because I hope that people learn from their mistakes.

In the past I have given students the opportunity to make corrections on their assignments, quizzes, and tests.

THE SET UP

- It was discussed how it could improve their overall score for their assignments, as well as prepare students for assessments.

The first day of school:

- Students were given the grading scale for mathematics class.

- It was explained to students how the grading system would work and how choosing to make corrections could help.

GRADE BREAKDOWN

0 - The only way that you will receive a 0 is if you do not turn it in. You will be in at lunch study until the work is complete.

5 - You have enough correct to show me you understand the concept, usually only 1-3 wrong depending on how many total problems are on the page.  You can take the paper home right away. 4 - You understand the concept but missed to many to get a 5.  They can make corrections if they choose to earn up to a 5 if their corrections are right.

3 - Just over 50% of the problems correct.  You can make corrections if you choose to earn up to a 5 if your corrections are right.2 - Just fewer than 50% of the problems correct.  They can make corrections if you choose to earn up to a 5 if your corrections are right.1 - Very few correct if any.  You can make corrections if you choose to earn up to a 5 if your corrections are right.

GRADE BREAKDOWN

20 total problems

0-2 53-6 47-10 311-15 216-20 1

14 total problems

0-1 52-4 45-7 38-10 211-14 1

- Once corrections were made they need to turn it back into the teacher to check for their final grade

THE SET UP- Assignments were given and graded almost daily, and scores were listed on the top of each assignment after the teacher corrected it- Students could choose to make corrections or to accept the score they initially received- Students did not need to make these corrections during class time- To make corrections they could use their book, notes, ask the teacher, or take them home and get help from parents

THE SET UP

- After the 10-weeks were complete a questionnaire was given to the students

- At the end of each chapter a chapter test was given

- 3 chapter tests were given during the 10-week period

THE TEST RESULTS

Chapter 2 Mean Test Score Averages Per Class

Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4

Corrections 14.86 15.38 14.25 14.80

No Corrections 14.24 14.21 14.31 14.55

Test Scores were out of 16 possible points

Chapter 3 Mean Test Score Averages Per Class

Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4

Corrections 29.14 29.40 29.90 29.44

No Corrections 29.77 29.29 27.73 27.29

Test Scores were out of 33 possible points

THE TEST RESULTS

Chapter 4 Mean Test Score Averages Per Class

Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4

Corrections 26.71 27.50 27.00 28.00

No Corrections 28.82 27.72 28.56 27.65

Test Scores were out of 30 possible points

THE TEST RESULTS

Mean Test Score Averages for all four classes

Chapter 2 Test

Chapter 3 Test

Chapter 4 Test

Corrections 14.90 29.40 27.08

No Corrections 14.31 28.45 28.11

THE TEST RESULTS

THE QUESTIONNAIRE

THE QUESTIONNAIRE

QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS

How often did you look at the problems that you got wrong after you got the assignment returned to you?

Have you made corrections on any of your assignments this year?

QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS

Do you feel that the corrections that you made helped you better understand the problems on the homework?

QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS

Do you feel that the corrections you made on your homework helped you when it came time for the chapter

test?

QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS

• I didn’t want to do it

Why did you choose not to make any corrections?QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS

• Because I usually always get fives• I don’t know• Because on every assignment I got a five or a four• Because I get 4s and 5s• Most of the papers I get are good enough I do not need to make corrections• Because got my papers all correct

• Because they’re 3s, 4s, or 5s• I have got 100% on all my papers• Because I do look at my paper and sometimes throw my paper away• Had to much work to do including late work and chores

Why did you look at the problems you got wrong?QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS

• Because it helps me understand • Because I want to get some of the answers right• To get more points• So I would get more credit• Because I want an A in math• So I can see what I got wrong then correct them• To know the answer• Because my score is not what I wanted• Get a better grade• So I know what I did wrong• See how many I got wrong• So I could get a higher score if I corrected it• Because I wanted a better grade and a higher score

• I wanted to get a better grade

ISSUES AND THINGS TO CONSIDER

- Students are with multiple other teachers throughout the day so they are not always able to ask me for help on the returned assignments which they did not understand.

- The first five weeks of the 10-week study was with my substitute. She kept very good notes and grades but it is not the same as being in the classroom myself.

- Students who scored 100% on their homework would not need to make corrections and would still score well on the tests. This would make the results of those that did not make corrections inaccurate. - Two new students joined our class part way through.

IMPLICATIONS FOR MY CLASSROOM – HOW DID THIS CHANGE/WILL CHANGE WHAT HAPPENS IN MY CLASSROOM

- Corrections will continue to be an option in my classroom

- Some students need a constant reminder that corrections are an option

- After discussions at parent/teacher conferences the consensus from parents are they like this as an option for their children to earn back points

Questions???

Portfolio Artifact

1.3Educators treat students equitably.

Artifact Title:Classroom passes

Explanation of relevance:Students are given these passes at the beginning

of each quarter. If they students need to leave the room for any reason they need to give the

teacher a pass. If they have passes left at the end of the quarter they will receive extra credit.

Standard 1:Educators are committed to students and

their learning.

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”

― Albert Einstein