Analysis Summary

Deliverables: • Performance Assessment

• Instructional Goals
• Targeted Audience Profiles

Team Deanne Case

Members: 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 12,
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 Cause Performance
Discrepancy

7% of students in the 90% of students will Students are not taught how 83%
3rd grade classroom demonstrate an adequate to take notes and organize
have demonstrated understanding on how to them in a way that is
adequate understanding take notes using a meaningful and
of how to take notes graphic organizer by encourages retention
using a graphic scoring 85% or above on
organizer their graphic organizer

Purpose Statement:
The purpose of this project is to improve the skills of recording and organizing notes using
graphic organizers in order to create meaningful learning.

2. Instructional Goals
1. Students will summarize relevant information using concept maps.
2. Students will evaluate information to determine relevance.
3. Students will compare meanings using a Venn diagram or matrix.
4. Students will organize content into a new context using graphic organizers.
5. Students will create their own graphic organizer to be used as a study guide.

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 attend a
General Cobb County School and are taught by the same instructor. 56% are
Characteristics 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 knowledge
Levels of Relevant on filling in specific missing information that is received through
Experience direct instruction from the teacher. 100% of the students have no
knowledge on how to take notes and organize them using a graphic
organizer.

Attitude of Learners 93% (40 out of 43) of the students are positive and eager to
learn. They are excited about using a variety of visually appealing
graphic organizers. 7% (3 out of 43) of the students were
indifferent and shrugged their shoulders when asked about how they
felt about learning how to take notes using graphic organizers.
The students are comfortable with completing “fill-in-the-blank”
Skills of Learners that worksheets. They understand information when presented in print,
Influence the Success verbally, or visually but they are not able to decipher the main idea
of the Instruction and supporting details from irrelevant information.