A small group recently got together to tackle Progress Tracker – the reporting engine that provides an incredible amount of data to sift through.
Here are some of the highlights of what was gleaned at our Interventions learning session (January 18, 2011):
- Prior to an intervention process, assess the situation: direct observation of student (what is s/he doing with each element of the exercise); review Progress Tracker; make a plan to intervene
- Condensed Report provides a snapshot of the students journey – not every flag is a real flag. Watch specifically for those percentages that are in the odd number range and especially those who end in 7 (indicates repeat of a processing level).
- Participation Report – look for 3-5% gain. Plateaus can easily be seen here.
- Minutes and Trials (viewed from Participation Report) – may give you an indication of what to target. Get a trials/minute – if plateau, it may be the student is too quick on mouse (…aah the click happy person!). Draw the student’s attention and action down to 5-10 trials/minute. (Consider doing 20-in-a-row.)
Any thoughts on this or does this bring up more questions? I know I have more questions than answers. I’d be interested in your comments/ideas.