Analysis Summary

Due: September 9th, 2018 11:59 pm EST

Purpose: Identify a performance gap in connecting content through quality

writing in elementary students.

Deliverables: ● Performance Assessment

● Instructional Goals
● Targeted Audience Profiles

Team Members: Deanne Case

Job Title: Instructional Designer
Expertise: Content Strategist
Contact: dc@my.westga.edu

Nichole Williams
Job Title: Subject Matter Expert
Expertise: Curriculum Design
Contact: nw@my.westga.edu

Audrey Shuler
Job Title: Research Analyst
Expertise: Gather, organize, analyze data
Contact: as@my.westga.edu

Corey Sanders
Job Title: Media Specialist
Expertise: Web Design & Development
Contact: cs@my.westga.edu

Robin James
Job Title: Project Coordinator
Expertise: Program Management
Contact: rj@mywestga.edu
 Background: What: An instruction will be provided for a variety of reasons across
content areas using graphic organizers.
Why: There is a performance gap for students when writing in content
areas such as math, social studies, science, and art.
When: The instruction will occur November 5, 2018 through
November 9, 2018.
Who: Third grade students, 24 girls and 19 boys
Where: Cobb County Elementary School
How: Students will participate in whole group instruction, partner
activities and individual class work assignments involving both paper
pencil and technology components for instruction.

1. Performance Assessment

Actual Desired Primary % of Performance

Performance Performance Cause Discrepancy
10% of students in a 60% of students in a Enough time is not 50%
3rd grade classroom 3rd grade classroom spent initially focusing
make good use of and will be able to use on how to use or create
know how to use a graphic organizers graphic organizers.
graphic organizer. correctly and
efficiently.

Purpose Statement:
The purpose of this project is to improve the skill level of students and also their confidence
levels in writing across content areas using graphic organizers.

2. Instructional Goals
1. Students will recognize relevant information during instruction and discussion.
2. Students will summarize and compare meanings using a graphic organizer.
3. Students will separate the content into highly organized and easy to understand parts.
4. Students will make judgements on importance of content.
5. Students will organize content into a new context using graphic organizers.
6. Bloom’s Taxonomy Level 6: Students will create a study guide through interpretation of
graphic organizers.
3. Targeted Audience Profiles

Targeted Audience Profiles

3rd grade students

Group Identification 24 girls and 19 boys

Male and female students between the ages of 8 and 9 that

General Characteristics attend a Cobb County School and are taught by the same
instructor. 56% are girls; 44% boys

Numbers of Learners 43

Location of Learners In an elementary school classroom

Low to medium. 100 % of the students have some prior

Levels of Relevant Experience knowledge in filling in graphic organizers. 100% of the
students have little to no knowledge on how to use
information from the graphic organizers to communicate
effectively through meaningful writing across the
curriculum (WAC).

Attitude of Learners 81% (35 out of 43) of the students are positive and eager to
learn. They are excited about sharing their writing pieces.
12% (5 out of 43) of the students are not interested in
writing and stated that they would rather draw or type on
the computer. 7% (3 out of 43) of the students were
indifferent and shrugged their shoulders when asked about
how they felt about the upcoming learning and lesson.
 The students can construct a sentence, they understand
Skills of Learners that Influence basic sentence structure. They are less familiar with the
the Success of the Instruction vocabulary that may be unique to specific content areas but
necessary to accurately express understanding.