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The 2012 AFL Writing Assessment aimed to utilize data to improve writing skills among students. Conducted in April, the assessment involved 12,960 students provincially and 327 students within our division, achieving a 90.8% participation rate. Students completed one writing task, choosing between narrative or expository formats, demonstrating various stages of the writing process. The report details findings on performance areas such as writing quality, content organization, and language choices. Individual mastery is best assessed through ongoing classroom evaluation. Contact Shari Martin or Jade Ballek for more details.
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AFL Writing Results From April 2012 Assessment Sun West School Division
Purpose of the AFL • To use assessment data to plan for improvement in writing skills • Report provided by the Ministry gives a summary of key findings from Grade 5 and 8 students who participated in the assessment in April 2012. • Results from such a large scale assessment are a snapshot of student performance. They do not tell the whole story. • Individual levels of student mastery of learning is best determined through effective and on-going classroom-based assessment.
Participating Students • Provincially, 12, 960 students participated in the AFL Writing Assessment • Divisionally, 327 students participated • According to the Ministry records, that was 90.8% of expected participation for our Division
Assessment Task • Students completed 1 writing task • were given a choice of topics or situations • either narrative (tell a story) • or expository (provide explanation or information) contexts • Students showed their writing process: • Generation of ideas • Plan • Draft • Revision • Final Copy
Data Collected and Reported • 5 broad performance areas measured: • Quality of Writing Product* • Message Content and Ideas • Organization and Coherence • Language Choices • Demonstration of Writing Process • * 5-level holistic rubric used to score the overall quality of the writing product • Analytic scoring guide was used to assign percentage scores to the other four writing performance areas
Opportunity to Learn • Student questionnaire • 5 scale • Preparation and commitment to learn • Knowledge and persistence with writing strategies • Home support for learning and writing
Teacher Questionnaires • 5 level scale • 30 questions • Availability and use of resources • Instruction and learning • Provincially, 97.0 % completed • Divisionally, 79.3 % completed • Division results available
Grade 5 and 8 Comparison Reports • Division-wide results compared to School-Based results for each Grade is available for each performance area • Historical Report compares 2009/2013 results with 2011/2011 School-Based Results
For more information • If you would like more information or have any questions about the AFL results, please contact Shari Martin or Jade Ballek.