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 One of my students successfully completed her Statistics scholarship examinations yesterday. She really enjoyed the exam and this is the first time for Tamaki College.

 Scholarship Statistics is a three-hour exam covering all NZ Statistics curriculum areas. The exam has four questions consisting of multiple sub-parts and problems often link the learning from multiple achievement standards. The main focus is on data analysis so the report-based internal achievement standards are assessed more than the probability externals. Students do not need to be in the Scholarship Statistics course to consider taking this exam, but a strong work ethic is needed to learn new concepts. Students who enjoy engaging in discussion and those who can write concisely and insightfully generally do very well in this examination.

The topic content is as follows: Four internals and three externals have been taught. We worked hard to reach this point, and this would help her do a Statistics paper in university. Dr Marion Steel Director of Mathematics Epsom Girls' Grammar School and Michael Walden from Mount Albert Grammar helped me to make it successful.

Monitoring

Monitoring CTD

 My learners finished their school year last week and will come to extra classes during study break until examinations. 

Here is the update:

Here is the final internal update:

Fourteen learners in this class have met tertiary partial qualifications: two for Law, one for Sociology, two for health science, one for flight attendant, one for Economist, two for tertiary, one for business school, two for study abroad, and one for vocational pathway.

Term4 planning

 My learners have been working hard towards the external examination and Catching up towards the internals. As the examination is on the 14th of November, I have decided to continue monitoring using   Chunk, Check, Chew strategy. I chunked different years' past papers and checked their strengths and weaknesses. 

Here is the progress so far: I started with 16 learners and now 14 learners ( 2 left). Eight students are focusing on externals and the rest focusing on internal only. According to my testing, four learners worked at the Merit/Excellence level, and four students worked at the achievement/ Merit level. They found the Venn diagram and conditional probability questions challenging, so I am committed to continuing my efforts to achieve my dream result. My challenging part is out of the eight learners two of them hadn't taken Statistics before.

Term3 Reflection

 My learners have completed the internals except for one learner, and now they are working towards the external examination.

Here is the breakdown: five gained 18 credits, 10 gained 15 credits, and two gained 10. This means they have met partial tertiary entry qualification before external examinations. Holiday classes continue and working towards external examinations.

Here is feedback from learners:

Last term monitoring:

Pasifica Academy

 My learners completed their Mentoring program at Pacifica Academy last week. They found it extremely useful to collaborate with other school learners and Mentors. This program helps them excel in external examinations and smoothly transition into Auckland University.

Here are some study notes given to them to revise Probability concepts.

Monitoring continues

 My learners have been working hard towards externals and here is their internal update. All the learners reached their 10 credits and completed the last internal which is under marking to get 14 credits. Furthermore, they are working towards external examination to achieve their dream careers.

Monitoring update:

My Inquiry Question (6)

 

My learners are getting closer to the examinations, and the time has come to aim for the prize. 

This is all about the transition from teacher authority to student authority. My tweaks are study 

classes, a smart study plan, Annotated exemplars, Pacifica Academy, A well-being check, making 

study notes a Chunk check chew strategy, attending pathway evening, and weekly monitoring.

Here is my intervention.

Pacifica Academy

 What is Pacifica Academy? is a tutoring program run in several high schools. Students are provided an opportunity to receive after-school tutoring.

Auckland University runs this program to advance external results for Pacifica/Maori learners. With the influence of Katalina Mau's visit to our school, my learners enrolled in this program. Learners started this program last week and my learners found it very useful to explore/ collaborate with the other learners, it will be a smooth transition into university with confidence. My learner found it useful with their annotated exemplars and a few of them going to attend alternative week as they have another program at school too.

Here is an example of an Annotated exemplar:

I continue to monitor my learners as the time is getting closer to examination. Here is the monitoring sheet. So far getting better and better to aim for the prize.

Intervention design towards external examination

Annotated exemplars: 

There are two distinct types of learners in my class: those with an external focus and those who concentrate solely on internal aspects. The externally focused learners tend to be motivated by outside factors, such as grades, feedback, or peer recognition. These learners work in pairs at different stages of their learning process, which allows them to collaborate and share ideas as they progress.

However, I found it challenging to meet the diverse needs of all students, especially given their varying levels of ability and the different stages at which they are working. To address this, I took the initiative to create detailed exemplars in the workbook and past papers. These exemplars served multiple purposes: they helped me better understand each learner's specific requirements and provided a clear, annotated guide for students to follow.

By designing these exemplars, I was able to encourage peer teaching based on their ability levels—whether they were achieving at an  Achievement/Merit/Excellence level. This method allowed students to teach and learn from one another in a structured way, tailored to their individual capabilities.

The result has been very positive. The annotated exemplars have become a valuable resource, making the learning process more accessible and understandable for all students. This approach not only helps them grasp the material more effectively but also fosters a collaborative learning environment where students are actively engaged in helping each other succeed.

Monitoring week3

Term3 Topic- Plan

 

Learners have almost completed internals and stepping into external as the derived grade exam is on week 2/Term 4 and the External examination is on the 8th of November.

I have divided them into three groups, the first group focuses on two Externals, the second group focuses on one external, and the third group focuses on completing externals.

Topic1: As91585(3.13) Probability concepts(External- 4credits):

• Promoting the Flipping Classroom model: 

1. Every day prepare before class in the workspace by working on Walker's workbook.
2. SOLO taxonomy.
3. Every lesson conversation with learners about smooth transitioning.
4. Past paper practice.
5. Meeting deadlines/Deadlines.
6. encourage study groups.
7. Attending Pacifica Academy for extra practice.
8. Encouraging peer groups.
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• Rewindable learning- 

1. Video lessons on the workspace, weekly Study classes for poorly missed lessons, and catch-ups.
2. Written annotated exemplars, and written answers on the workbook.

• Face to Face tutorial lesson-

1. Clear learners' doubts.
2. Intensive teaching on merit and excellence is provided according to their needs.
3. Differentiated teaching.
4. Using Graphics calculator.
5. Annotated exemplars and Walker book to refer to.
6. Meeting deadlines/Feedback.
7. Literacy strategy-  chunk, check, chew strategy.
8. Monitoring using Excel spread sheet.

Topic2: As91586(3.14) Probabilty distributions.(External-4 credits):

• Promoting the Flipping Classroom model: 

1. Every day prepare before class in the workspace by working on Walker's workbook.
2. SOLO taxonomy.
3. Every lesson conversation with learners about smooth transitioning.
4. Past paper practice.
5. Meeting deadlines/Deadlines.
6. encourage study groups.
7. Attending Pacifica Academy for extra practice.
8. Encouraging peer groups.
9. 
   

• Rewindable learning- 

1. Video lessons on the workspace, weekly Study classes for poorly missed lessons, and catch-ups.
2. Written annotated exemplars, and written answers on the workbook.

• Face to Face tutorial lesson-

1. Clear learners' doubts.
2. Intensive teaching on merit and excellence is provided according to their needs.
3. Differentiated teaching.
4. Using Graphics calculator.
5. Annotated exemplars and Walker book to refer to.
6. Meeting deadlines/Feedback.
7. Literacy strategy-  chunk, check, chew strategy.
8. Monitoring using Excel spreadsheet.

Monitoring sheet:

week1 to week5 Montoring

 I have been monitoring my learners very carefully during this term and they have been working hard during class, after school as well as on Saturdays to improve their grades. Today they had their examinations and attendance was 100% (12/12)and they were happy about the examinations. I put them into three groups, one group was working toward Excellence, the second group was working on Merit, and the third group was towards achievement.  They have completed their internals with 14 credits and will be waiting for external examination results to finalize the endorsements.

Here is the tracking sheet- Link

Plan Plan for Term4/Monitoring CTD

 My learners will be sitting their external examination on the 8th of November. There are 10 lessons left from today.

I started my Monitoring last term and it was productive as the derived grade examination results are impressive,  therefore  I am going to continue this term as well.

Here is the link.

As 91269 Systems of equations Reflection(5) & week9/10 Monitoring

 There are five internals in this course, here is the final internal update including the last internal reflection:

Most of them have gained 14 credits and worked hard toward the Derived grade examination this week at school. 

week 9/10 Monitoring- here is the record Link and they agreed come during the holidays to rewind their learning.

As 91265 Experiments Reflection(4)

 I have reviewed the outcome, and my learners have found it to be more manageable. This version appears to be a more gentle approach to Ads91269(2.9), which they have already completed.

Here is the final update

Most of them reached 12 credits, Last internal( 2.14 Systems of Equations) under moderation and my learners are working hard towards external examinations.

Here is last week's monitoring Link: Progress indicated by smiley face and well being rated from 1 to 5.