Action
Research Project Title: Same Sex Classes
Number
of AR Project Documented Hours: 500
hours (I teach 4 same sex classes everyday)AR Project Summary (at least 250 words):
This
is year two of teaching same sex math models classes. Last year all 4 of my classes were co-teach
classes. This year my first and second
period classes are co-teach, my third period class is sheltered instruction,
and my fourth period class contains co-teach students and sheltered
students. Co-teach students are special education
students and sheltered instruction students are English second language
students. The Heterogeneous
Class and Gender Split Classes
are the results from benchmark testing.
When comparing the Heterogeneous co-teach students to the co-teach
gender split students you can see that the gender split classes were
successful. Although the passing rates
are similar the number of failing students is less in gender split classes.
Heterogeneous Benchmark
Scores
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Class Period
|
% Pass
|
% Fail
|
Passing Students
|
Bubble Students
|
Failing Students
|
1st - Co-teach
|
30%
|
70%
|
6
|
8
|
6
|
2nd - Co-teach
|
33%
|
67%
|
6
|
9
|
3
|
3rd
|
65%
|
35%
|
13
|
4
|
3
|
5th
|
36%
|
64%
|
8
|
10
|
4
|
6th
|
52%
|
48%
|
11
|
8
|
2
|
7th - Co-teach
|
32%
|
68%
|
6
|
5
|
8
|
Gender Split Benchmark
Scores
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Class Period
|
% Pass
|
% Fail
|
Passing Students
|
Bubble Students
|
Failing Students
|
1st - Co-teach Males
|
54%
|
46%
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
2nd - Co-teach Males
|
31%
|
69%
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
3rd- Co-teach Females
|
29%
|
71%
|
4
|
6
|
4
|
4th- Co-teach Females
|
36%
|
64%
|
4
|
7
|
0
|
Gender Split TAKS
Scores
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Class Period
|
% Pass
|
% Fail
|
Passing Students
|
Failing Students
|
1st - Co-teach Males
|
77%
|
23%
|
10
|
3
|
2nd - Co-teach Males
|
88%
|
13%
|
14
|
2
|
3rd- Co-teach Females
|
79%
|
21%
|
11
|
3
|
4th- Co-teach Females
|
90%
|
10%
|
9
|
1
|