Group Profile School: Alfonso Casta Martnez Senior High School Maunabo, Puerto Rico Cooperating Teacher: Sonia N. Aponte Aponte Group: 12-2
Luis E. Pabn Martnez 842-07-6105 Practice Teaching EDPE 4006/4018 Dr. Anbal Muoz Claudio February 13, 2014 1
Table of Contents I. Analysis of Results .. 2 - 30
II. Reaction ... 31
III. Appendix .. 32 - 34
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Analysis of Results
My practice teaching is taking place in the Alfonso Casta Martnez High School. The group that Im going to do my practice with is 12-2 which has students from the general and carpentry curriculum. It took me a week to be able to completely gather the information necessary to make this group profile due to my error of giving it to the students as a take-home instead of doing it with them in the classroom, which I ended up doing with the students that didnt turn it in. My cooperating teacher notified me of my mistake and I learned from that experience. As shown below in Figure #1, this group is composed of eighteen (18) students, seven (7) females and eleven (11) males. Its an average sized group with a balance of genders. Having students from both the general and carpentry curriculum will create diversity in the classroom, meaning that Ill have to be creative when it comes to incorporating both of them into my class activities.
Figure #1 11 7 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Number of students in the class Boys Girls 3
Figure #2 Figure #2 demonstrates that out of the 18 students, 14 are 17 years old, three are 18 years old, and only one is 19 years old. This information will help me know if a student is repeating the grade, if he or shes on par with the curriculum age-wise, or if they got a grade-advance (skipped a grade). 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Age Students' Age 17 18 19 4
Figure #3 Figure #3 shows that four of the students were born in the month of June and three were born in September. The months of March, October, and December all had two students born, while the months of January, February, May, August, and November only had one student born. No students were born in the months of April and July. 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 Months Months the students were born January February March April May June July August September October November December 5
Figure #4 As shown in Figure #4, Guayama was the city that had the most students born in with 10 students being born there. The city with the second most born students was Maunabo with three. Humacao had two students born in it while the rest of the cities, Chicago, Caguas, and Lancaster, only had one student born in each. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Places Cities the students were born Chicago, IL Guayama Maunabo Humacao Caguas Lancaster, PA 6
Figure #5 Figure #5 shows us the statistics for students housing. The graph demonstrates that 11 of the students live in their own house (owned by their parents or custodian), 5 of the students live in a rented house, and only two students indicated that they live in Public Housing apartments. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Category 1 Housing Own house Rented House Other 7
Figure #6 Figure #6 demonstrates that 11 of the 18 students live with both parents, 4 of them live only with their mother, 1 of them lives with his father, and two of them selected other as the option. Of the two that chose other as an option, one listed Grandmother and the other listed her Aunt. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Who they live with Who do they live with? Both Parents Mother Father Other 8
Figure #7 Figure #7 shows us that the majority of the students (7) have a family of 4 members, 5 of the students have a family of 3 members, 4 of the students have a family of 5 members, one student has a family of 2 members, and lastly one student has a family of 6 members. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Number of Family Members Number of Family Members 2 3 4 5 6 9
Figure #8 Figure #8 shows us the students Fathers Occupation. Eight out of the 18 students opted to not fill out this premise. Two of the students said that their fathers worked in Carpentry, two said they were Mechanics, one worked as a police officer, one worked in security, and the last one worked at the National Guard. Only three of the students said that their fathers were unemployed. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Occupations Fathers' Occupation National Guard Police Officer Carpentry Mechanic Security Unemployed Did not answer 10
Figure #9 When it comes to their fathers education, 10 of the students preferred not to answer the question. As shown in Figure #9, one completed one year in college, four completed the 12 th
grade, one went and studied at the police academy, one earned a college degree, and one went to a vocational college. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Education Fathers' Education 1 yr. College 12th Grade Police Academy College Degree Vocational College Did not answer 11
Figure #10 As shown in Figure #10, 6 of the students opted to not answer this question. Five of the students said that their mother was a housewife, one that shes a teacher, three said she works as a housekeeper, one students mother works as a secretary, one is a chef, and one works as a nail technician teacher. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Occupation Mothers' Occupation Housewife Teacher Housekeeper Secretary Chef Teacher: Nail Technician Did not answer 12
Figure #11 Figure #11 shows us the mothers education. Three of the students mothers achieved 12 th
grade, one studied until the 6 th grade, one until the 9 th grade, and one until the 10 th grade. One of the mothers has a B.A. in Education, one studied Nursing, one has an Office Administration Degree, and one has a College degree. Eight of the students opted to not answer this question. Knowing the parents education will help me know what type of help the students may be able to receive at home with their studies. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Education Mothers' Education 6th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 12th Grade B.A. in Education Nursing Office Adm. Degree College Degree Did not Answer 13
Figure #12 As figure #12 shows, there are 9 students who dont have older brothers, 3 students who have one older brother, 4 students who have 2 older brothers, and 2 students who have 3 older brothers. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Quantity of Older Brothers Older Brothers 0 1 2 3 14
Figure #13 Figure #13 shows us that there are 8 students who dont have older sisters, 4 students who have one older sister, four students who have 2 older sisters, and 2 students who have 3 older sisters. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Quantity of Older Sisters Older Sisters 0 1 2 3 15
Figure #14 As shown in Figure #14, 11 of the students dont have younger brothers, 5 of the students have one younger brother, 1 of the students has two younger brother, and one of the students has 3 younger brothers. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Quantity of Younger Brothers Younger Brothers 0 1 2 3 16
Figure #15 Figure #15 shows us that 10 of the students dont have younger sisters, 5 of the students have one younger sister, two of the students have 2 younger sisters, and one of the students has 3 younger sisters. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Quantity of Younger Sisters Younger Sisters 0 1 2 3 17
Figure #15 As shown on Figure #15, none of my female students are pregnant.
Figure #16 As shown on Figure #16, only one of my students has a child. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Quantity of Students 0 7 Pregnant Students Pregnant Non-Pregnant 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Quantity of Students Students with Children Yes No 18
Figure #17 Figure #17 illustrates that only four out of the 18 students have lived outside of Puerto Rico. This information will help me in my practice teaching because it helps me know how to approach my students and what to target when it comes to lesson planning and activities. 4 14 Students that have lived outside of P.R. Yes No 19
Figure #18 Figure #18 shows us how the students get to school. The graph indicates that 8 students use the school bus, 9 students get to school via private car, and only one students walks to school. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Quantity of Students Transportation School Bus Private Car Walking 20
Figure #19 As shown in Figure #19 only three of the eighteen students own a car. When it comes to Figure #18 & 19, the information provided will help me determine the reason for the students absence or tardiness. Sometimes the students that own a car may simply not make it to school due to an accident or by taking a detour and skipping school (fugas). 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Quantity of Students Students that own a car Yes No 21
Figure #20 Having the knowledge of which students use glasses will help me as a teacher because I can pre-determine who needs special accommodations when it comes to seat arrangements. As shown in Figure #20, four of my students use glasses. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Quantity of Students Students that use glasses Yes No 22
Figure #21 As shown on Figure #21, four of the eighteen students have health conditions. Out of those four, only three specified their conditions: two have asthma and one has allergies. This is very important to know because you have to be prepared in case something happens to them. You have to know how to react, what to do, and if necessary tell the emergency personnel their conditions. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Quantity of Students Students with Health Conditions Yes No 23
Figure #22 Figure #22 shows us that all of the students use the lunchroom facilities.
Figure #23 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Quantity of Students 18 0 Do you eat lunch at school? Yes No 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Quantity of Students Students that have a computer at home Yes No 24
Figure #24 Figure #23 indicates that only 8 out of the 18 students have a computer at home and Figure #24 indicates that 10 out of 18 have internet access at home. This information lets me know what type of work I can give my students and what resources I should help them with or I can work with. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Quantity of Students Students that have internet access at home Yes No 25
Figure #25 Figure #25 shows us that 10 students our of 18 practice sports. The sports they practice are Basketball, baseball, judo, soccer, and track & field. According to Figure #25, 6 students play basketball, one student practices baseball, one practices judo, one practice track & field, and one practices soccer. Having this type of information helps me when it comes to planning activities because Ill know what to integrate to the class to motivate my students further. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Quantity of Students Students that practice sports Yes No Basketball Baseball Judo Track & Field Soccer 26
Figure #26 As shown on Figure #26, 6 students like Spanish, only two students like English, Math was the most liked class with 7 students, 5 students liked Sociology, two students like Science, and only one student each liked Art and Carpentry. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Quantity of Students Which class do you like the most? Spanish English Math Sociology Science Art Carpentry 27
Figure #27 As shown on Figure #27, English is the least liked class with 8 students that chose it, Science is the second least liked class with 6 students that didnt like it, four students dont like Math, three students chose Spanish, and only two students chose Sociology. Art and Carpentry werent picked, thus I assume that students dont have a problem and like both classes. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Quantity of Students 3 8 4 2 6 0 0 Which class do you like the least? Spanish English Math Sociology Science Art Carpentry 28
Figure #28 Figure #28 shows us what the students chose as the class they have the most difficulty in. Ten of the students picked English, 3 of the students picked Math, two picked Science and Sociology, and only one picked Spanish. This graph indicates that the majority of the group has difficulty or considers English the class they have the most difficulty in. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Quantity of Students Most difficult class English Spanish Sociology Math Science 29
Figure #29 As shown in Figure #29, Spanish is considered the least difficult class with 6 students that picked it. Three students picked Science, Carpentry, and Math as the least difficult classes, two picked English, and only one picked Art as the least difficult class. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Quantity of Students Least difficult Class Science Spanish Carpentry English Math Art 30
Figure #30 Figure #30 shows us that 11 out of 18 students receive help from their parents when it comes to homework and that 13 out of 18 of the parents visit the school and/or attend meetings. This information provides me with an idea of which parents are actively involved in their son/daughters education.
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Parents help with homework Parents visit school/Attend meetings Do your parents help you with homework, and do they attend school meetings? Yes No 31
Reflection A group profile is a great tool that teachers can use to gather quick, important, and useful information about the student. This information will help the teacher know his/her students better. The knowledge you gain will prove invaluable when it comes to planning lessons and activities for them. The easiest way to prepare a group profile is to assess what you want and/or need to know about your students, then create a questionnaire and administer it. Its important to tabulate it in a physical or digital roll book so that you can be more organized and have all the information in a more compact platform (who wants to carry all those papers anyways?). Now, when it comes to my group profile I learned a lot of my students. I got to know what sports they like, what type of music they enjoy, what classes they like and dislike, what they like about the school and what they would add or change to it. All of the information that Ive obtain will prove very useful in my lessons because Ill have the knowledge needed to know how to motivate them and know what to incorporate into the class to make it meaningful for them. One of my favorite theories is Ausubels Meaningful Learning (Subsumption), this group profile will let me know how to relate things in my class to my students and according to the theory it will facilitate learning. Getting to know my students is the first part of teaching. If you dont know your clientele, how do you expect to work with them? Facilitating learning is a teachers job, and the group profile is a very good tool in a teachers arsenal.
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Appendix
University of Puerto Rico at Humacao English Department
EDPE 4006: Practice Teaching at the Secondary Level
Dear Student: I am soliciting your cooperation to complete this questionnaire. The purpose this document is to utilize it as a reference for a study that I will be preparing as a requirement for the course that I am taking in the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao. I am interested in learning more about your interests and worries to effectively contribute to your academic development. All of the information that you share with me will be used in strict confidentiality and with the single purpose of using it for the study mentioned above. I appreciate your cooperation and for promptly returning this questionnaire. Cordially,
______________________________________ Mr. Luis E. Pabn Martnez
Group Profile Questionnaire 1. Student Name: _____________________________________________ 2. Grade:____________
3. Gender____________ 4. Age:____________ 5. Date of Birth:___________________________ 6. Town where you were born:_____________________________________ 7. Residential Address: _____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Postal Address: ___________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Housing: ____ a. Own House ___b. Rented House ____c. Other: ___________________ 10. Who do you live with? a. ___ father and mother b.___ mother c. ___father d.___ Other: _____________________ 33
11. Number of family members: ___________________ 12. Fathers Name: __________________________________________ Age: __________________ Occupation: _____________________________________ Education:_____________________
13. Mothers Name: __________________________________________ Age: _________________ Occupation: ________________________________ Education:__________________________ 14. Person in charge: ___________________________________________Age:__________________ Relation to you: ______________________________ Occupation: _________________________ 15. How many older brothers do you have? _______ How many older sisters do you have? ________ 16. How many younger brothers do you have? _____ How many younger sisters do you have?_____ 17. Are you pregnant? _____ a. Yes _____ b. No 18. Do you have children? _____ a. Yes _____b. No If you have children, how many? _____________ 19. Have you lived outside of Puerto Rico? ______ a. Yes ______ b. No 20. How do you get to school? _____ a. School Bus _____ b. Private Car _____ c. Walking 21. Do you have a car? _____ a. Yes _____ b. No 22. Do you use glasses? _____ a. Yes _____ b. No 23. Do you have any health conditions?? _____ a. Yes _____ b. No Specify: ___________________ 24. Do you eat lunch at school? ______ a. Yes ______ b. No 25. What do you like most about your school? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 26. What do you like the least about your school? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 27. Do you have a computer at home? ______ a. Yes ______ b. No 28. Do you have Internet at home? ______ a. Yes _______ b. No 29. Do you practice any sports? _____ a. Yes ______ b. No Which: __________________________ 34
30. Which class do you like the most? _____ a. Spanish _____ b. English _____ c. Mathematics _____ d. Social Studies ______ e. Science ______f. others: _________________________________________________ 31. Which class do you like the least? _____ a. Spanish _____ b. English _____ c. Mathematics _____ d. Social Studies ______ e. Science ______f. others: _____________________________________________________ 32. Which class do you find most difficult? _______________________________________________ 33. Which class do you find least difficult? _______________________________________________ 34. What would you like to study or what are your plans for the future when you finish high school? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 35. Do your parents or your guardian help you with homework? _____ a. Yes _____ b. No 36. Do your parents visit he school regularly or attend to school meetings? _____ a. Yes _____ b. No 37. What do you like to do? ___________________________________________________________ 38. What are your hobbies? ___________________________________________________________ 39. What are your favorite television programs? a. ________________________________________________________________________________ b. ________________________________________________________________________________ c. ________________________________________________________________________________ 40. What is your favorite type of music? _________________________________________________ 41. What are your favorite sports? _____________________________________________________ 42. What would you change about or add to your school? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________
Prepared by: Dr. Carlos Bez Translated by: Samantha Rodrguez Modified by: Mara Jordn (2013) Modified by: Emmanuel D. Burgos & Tailisse Santiago Flores (January 2013) Modified by: Luis E. Pabn Martnez (January 2014)