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Literacy in technologyTo raise student achievement
Malcolm HowardRegional Technology FacilitatorCentral North RegionTeam Solutions – The University of Auckland
November 2012
Aims for this session
• Explore literacy strategies that could help raise student achievement in technology.
• Explore ways to include literacy data in your wider data analysis, and how to make decisions informed by data.
For each area, students need specific help from their teachers as they learn:•the specialist vocabulary associated with that area;•how to read and understand its texts;•how to communicate knowledge and ideas in appropriate ways;•how to listen and read critically, assessing the value of what they hear and read.
From p16 of the NZC
Literacy in the Learning Areas
PISA - reading literacy results
Country/ Group
Mean Ranking
NZ 521 7th
OECDaverage
493
Maori 478 34th=
Pacifica 448 44th
Literacy and language support
• Vocabulary• Pre-writing• Writing reports• The importance of the four modes (reading,
writing, speaking, and listening)• Use of literacy data
Vocabulary strategies
• My definition (specialist technology words)• My definition (assessment words)• ‘I think’ speaking frame• Mix and match - matching word and definition
My definition – ‘technical’ words
My definition – ‘assessment’ words
‘I think’ Speaking frame
I think …… (word) means ….. because ….
Possible meanings for the ….. (word) include …….
The evidence / clues that I used to arrive at these meanings are: (firstly, secondly, thirdly etc)
In this context, I think ….. (word) refers to ...
My sentence is:
Mix and match
Vocabulary activity 1
Try some of the vocabulary strategies and discuss others you have used.
Vocabulary activity 2
Choose a particular standard and complete the vocabulary worksheet for that standard.
(Remember to think about the four modes when deciding on a strategy).
Pre-writing
Pre-writing using a spider diagram
Pre-writing using a table
Pre-writing activity
Explore the writing frames provided (spider diagram and table layout) in relation to the demands of the standard.
Writing
From Effective Literacy Strategies in Years 9 to 13
Writing – describe, explain, discuss
From Effective Literacy Strategies in Years 9 to 13
A writing strategy – use of acronyms
Explanation SEX or SEE(D)•Statement•Explain•Example (diagram)
From Effective Literacy Strategies in Years 9 to 13
Writing a report for externals
• Complying with assessment specifications• Correct referencing• Authenticity• Headings and sub-headings• Diagrams, screenshots, photos• Layout and readability• Proofreading
Authenticity
Information from external sources can become authentic evidence of understanding only where the candidate does one or more of the following:• interprets the information• paraphrases the information• uses the information• relates the information• comments meaningfully on the information.
How to get good at writing
Practice writing!
So… what opportunities are there in your programme for students to practice writing prior to writing a report for external assessment?(think current year plus junior programmes)
Writing activity
In groups discuss these ideas about writing and share your experiences.
The importance of the four modes
• Reading• Writing• Speaking• Listening
The four modes - Activity
Take one of the scenarios and discuss how you can provide students opportunities to use all four modes within that scenario.
Using data
• Including literacy data in your data analysis• Making asTTle literacy data available to
teachers• Using a pivot table to sort and summarise data• Making decisions informed by data
Some raw data in an Excel spreadsheet
Example – a summary of internal 2
Maori boys who didn’t achieve Int2
Creating a pivot table
Tutorial – create a pivot table
Use the tutorial to create a pivot table using either the sample data (or your own data if you have some with you)
Data activity
In groups discuss how you currently do or could use literacy data to assist in decision making in your faculty.
Further information
Secondary Literacy online on TKIhttp://literacyonline.tki.org.nz/Literacy-Online/Secondary-Literacy
Team Solutions literacy wikihttp://leadingliteracynz.wikispaces.com/Literacy+in+Technology+Clusters
Were the aims for this session met?
• Explore literacy strategies that could help raise student achievement in technology.
• Explore ways to include literacy data in your wider data analysis, and how to make decisions informed by data.