1. Grade 7 & 9 Diagnostic
performance
2013
Robert Philips, Education Specialist
e-Learning Jamaica Company
September 2013
www.elearnja.org

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4. Tools to track performance
Grade 9 Diagnostic
Grade 7 Standardized
English
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Based on 1998 National Curriculum

5. Obsessions
GSAT
English
Mathematics
Forecasting

6. Supporting performance
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9. Supporting performance
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10. Tools to track performance
Grade 9 Diagnostic
Grade 7 Standardized
English
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Based on 1998 National Curriculum

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Math

12. Historical performance
Grade 9 Diagnostic
2010 2011 2012 2013
English 63 55 56 58
Mathematics 42* 37 38 36
Science 45 45 35 41
Social Studies 52 51 52

13. Continued focus on diagnosis
Learning focus summaries
Generated by the software
Available by curriculum strand
Available for whole grade or
For each student

14. Typical summary elements
Inference—missing information 59 78
Inference—drawing conclusions 66 95
Interpretation 33 87
Literal Recall 77 81
Synonyms 52 68

15. Typical summary elements
Algebra 34 68
Consumer Arithmetic 44 84
Geometry 40 74
Measurement 26 55
Number 40 72
Relations and Graphs 36 80
Statistics 29 76

16. Typical summary elements
Acids Bases Salts 34 77
Atoms Molecules Ions 31 51
Elements Mixtures Compounds 36 83
Forces 38 78
Mechanical Movement 41 77
Pregnancy and Health 32 74
mean and high performing

17. Typical summary elements
Consumer Affairs 32 83
Earning a living 51 86
Human Relations 73 75
Nation building 61 80
Our resources 63 81
Social /environmental Issues 49 76

18. Questions for school leaders
Your current tracking mechanisms
Interventions
Use of GSAT or Grade 7 profiles
Do your Math teachers understand functions,
transformations?
Do they like Mathematics?
Do your English teachers speak English?
Do your Science teachers understand
Physics?

19. The Future
New Grade 7-9 curriculum pilot 2013
Final eLearning sponsored exam in 2014
MOE to take over Grade 9 assessment latest
2015
Examview Windows version available on
Windows 7 in perpetuity