As predicted the students who worked hard in review class did the best on the regents exam. As many of you have noticed the examine was very heavy on algebra especially the extended response questions. Please check back for more thoughts later.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Monday June 20th
A2/Trig REGENTS is TUESDAY at noon.
Please plan accordingly and be prompt.
REVIEW Class 9-11 D113 Please bring your Green Review book
Also all textbooks and calculators must be turned in before the test.
Please plan accordingly and be prompt.
REVIEW Class 9-11 D113 Please bring your Green Review book
Also all textbooks and calculators must be turned in before the test.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Tuesday June 14th
Finals must be completed by 3pm today.
Please continue to review over the weekend try the following websites
http://regentsprep.org/
http://jmap.org/
http://www.regentsreviewlive.net/
Please continue to review over the weekend try the following websites
http://regentsprep.org/
http://jmap.org/
http://www.regentsreviewlive.net/
Monday, June 13, 2011
Some interesting statistics:
High school students who take advanced math double their chances of earning a postsecondary degree:
59% of low-income students who took advanced math in high school earned a bachelor’s degree.
36% of low-income students who did not complete the rigorous high school course of study earned a bachelor’s
degree.
Completing advanced math courses in high school has a greater influence on whether students will graduate from college than any other factor—including family background.
Students who take math beyond Algebra II double their chances of earning a bachelor’s degree.
College students who took Algebra II or beyond during high school are more than twice as likely to report feeling prepared for the math they are expected to do in college.
They also perform significantly better in a range of college courses, including physics, chemistry and even biology.
See more at http://www.achieve.org/files/Achieve-MathWorks-FactSheet-All%20StudentsNeedAdvancedMath.pdf
High school students who take advanced math double their chances of earning a postsecondary degree:
59% of low-income students who took advanced math in high school earned a bachelor’s degree.
36% of low-income students who did not complete the rigorous high school course of study earned a bachelor’s
degree.
Completing advanced math courses in high school has a greater influence on whether students will graduate from college than any other factor—including family background.
Students who take math beyond Algebra II double their chances of earning a bachelor’s degree.
College students who took Algebra II or beyond during high school are more than twice as likely to report feeling prepared for the math they are expected to do in college.
They also perform significantly better in a range of college courses, including physics, chemistry and even biology.
See more at http://www.achieve.org/files/Achieve-MathWorks-FactSheet-All%20StudentsNeedAdvancedMath.pdf
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Thursday June 9th 2011
FINAL EXAMS
A2/Trig: 30 questions multiple choice
Algebra B: 50 questions multiple choice
PSM: 50 questions multiple choice
A2/Trig: 30 questions multiple choice
Algebra B: 50 questions multiple choice
PSM: 50 questions multiple choice
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
June 7th 2011
Are regents exams curved?
That is an excellent question, the word used by the state is "scaling" which is their way of making sure that each test is of equal difficulty from year to year. More information can be found here.
Examples of recent scaling:
Jan 2011 A2 Trig
Raw score 47 out of 88 possible (53.4%) resulted in a scaled score of 65.
Jan 2011 Geometry
Raw score of 40 out of 86 possible (46.5%) resulted in a scaled score of 65.
Jan 2011 Integrated Algebra
Raw score of 30 out of 87 possible (34.4%) resulted in a scaled score of 65.
What does this mean in real life terms?
In my opinion, it is much harder to pass the A2/Trig regents than any other math regents not only because of the difficulty of the material but the change in scaling that happens. Students must put a great deal more effort into preparing for this regents. Review classes are available most Wednesdays and students should be working at home out of their green review books.
That is an excellent question, the word used by the state is "scaling" which is their way of making sure that each test is of equal difficulty from year to year. More information can be found here.
Examples of recent scaling:
Jan 2011 A2 Trig
Raw score 47 out of 88 possible (53.4%) resulted in a scaled score of 65.
Jan 2011 Geometry
Raw score of 40 out of 86 possible (46.5%) resulted in a scaled score of 65.
Jan 2011 Integrated Algebra
Raw score of 30 out of 87 possible (34.4%) resulted in a scaled score of 65.
What does this mean in real life terms?
In my opinion, it is much harder to pass the A2/Trig regents than any other math regents not only because of the difficulty of the material but the change in scaling that happens. Students must put a great deal more effort into preparing for this regents. Review classes are available most Wednesdays and students should be working at home out of their green review books.
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