Raja Presentation

An initiative to Improve Teaching and Raise Student Achievement : 

An initiative to Improve Teaching and Raise Student Achievement Implemented by Tayyab Hussain Raja

Background : 

Background While working in Lahore American School, I have taught mathematics classes from grade 9 to 12 and have taught Geometry, Algebra, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus AB/BC, but the most memorable is my last year AP Calculus class, in which there were highest number of students who took Options What do they mean to us?

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Background continue… AP Calculus in the school history and the best result achieved by that class. A number of initiatives were taken by me to achieve this success but I will like to share one initiative, which contributed to improve teaching and raise student achievement; that is, Cumulative Weekly Test.

Cumulative Weekly Test : 

Cumulative Weekly Test Tests are vehicles to evaluate student learning and act as an assessment tool. Tests provide a blueprint to the student to increase their knowledge. Responses given by the test taker are judged and evaluated for accuracy and completeness.

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C W T continued… Tests provide feedback to learners and the instructor. Tests help teacher to organize and emphasize important content. Using test results to identify students who require remediation Students learn test taking skills. Provide comparisons and motivation. Students are being measured against standards.

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C W T continued… Help to modify lesson plans on weekly bases. Help to monitor individual student progress. Prepare the students for Standardized Tests.

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C W T continued… Tests help the students to overcome math anxiety Tests help the students prepare for big challenges in life. Tests prepare the students to coop with the stress of exams.

Students’ Views about C.W.T : 

Students’ Views about C.W.T Saad Shoukat “Sir this year has been a exciting one. Sure in the beginning of the year I started regretting ever having taken Calc both because it was a hard subject and because you were not any easier. From the tests every Tuesday till the assignment in class, things always looked pretty detrimental for me because I never managed to score higher than a 90 on any of the tests. But sir I appreciate how you understood my potential in Calc and form the first parent teacher conference on, I realized that maybe your stern attitude is actually for the best – a 5 without compromise. ”

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Students’ Views about C.W.T continued Hassan Shah “Mr. Raja did not only want to provide his students with Mathematical concepts but he was also worried about their grade. He did not want to fail anyone. At the end of each week, we had a test that not only covered the topics we studied in that week but it covered what we had studied the entire year. Because of that, to this very day, I remember in great detail the topics we studied the first few weeks of my sophomore year because those topics appeared on tests every week. Eventually, we mastered all the concepts, and our grades turned out to be higher than what we expected.”

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Students’ Views about C.W.T continued Saad Hasan “ The biggest advantage we had this year were comprehensive tests, which made sure we did not forget previous concepts. This was an amazing idea of Mr. Tayyab Raja, and we enjoyed a lot of new ideas. ”

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Students’ Views about C.W.T continued Sanam Bajwa “We have also had tests or quizzes every week. These weekly tests of our knowledge have helped us to keep in check and become aware of what areas have room for improvement. ”

References : 

References Various internet recourses Students Reflections Brainstorming