Improved Student Achievement on MAP test

Posted on September 15, 2009

In 2008-2009, the data from the MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) test show a clear difference among the growth seen on Virtual Control Group (students from other districts with similar demographic composition), the Control Group (non-participating teachers from Greenville County), and the Study Group (participants in the Inquiry in Motion program). Specifically, the data show that the students of participating teachers significantly outperformed the students of non-participating teachers from their same school. Both groups also exceeded the performance of students from the virtual control group. These trends were seen for student performance in both science content and science process. The implication is that as the quantity and quality of inquiry-based instruction improves so to does student achievement.

PDI-1 and PDI-2 Summer 2009

Posted on September 15, 2009

24 middle school math and science teachers from Tanglewood in Greenville County School District (GCSD) and Seneca Middle School in Oconee County School District took part in the Inquiry in Motion Professional Development Institute (PDI-1) that began this summer and will continue throughout the academic year. 8 teachers from Beck Academy and Hughes Academy in GCSD participated in the second year Professional Development Institute (PDI-2) that seeks to sustain inquiry instructional practices in their school.

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