Michelle's+Group+Project+-+Part+1

= __** Michelle's Group Project - Part 1 **__ = = =

** 1. How does Michigan compare to Georgia in Mathematics? ** For the 4th and 8th grade analysis, both Georgia and Michigan preformed the same however both were lower than the national public average. Georgia has made improvement each year from 2003 to 2009. While Michigan, was above the national average in 2003 and made little improvement from 2003 to 2005. Since 2005 Michigan’s scores has pretty much stayed the same, going down slightly in 2009. This analysis indicates an overall improvement in mathematical scores over time. In comparing the scores between Georgia and Michigan, no significant differences were noted.
 * **Grade level** || **Georgia** || **Michigan** || **National** ||
 * **4th grade- 2009** || 236 || 236 || 239 ||
 * **8th grade- 2009** || 278 || 278 || 282 ||
 * **12th grade** || Not available || Not Available || 152 ||

** 2. How does Michigan compare to Georgia in Reading? ** Georgia and Michigan preformed the same in the 4th grade, which was slightly lower than the national average. In 8th grade Georgia scored lower than Michigan and the National average however there was no significant difference noted. The 4th and 8th grade results from Georgia and Michigan have not significantly changed from 2003 to 2009.
 * **Grade level** || **Georgia** || **Michigan** || **National** ||
 * **4th grade- 2009** || 218 || 218 || 220 ||
 * **8th grade- 2009** || 260 || 262 || 262 ||
 * **12th grade** || Not Available || Not Available || 287 ||

** 3. How does grade 4 compare to grade 8 with respect to Race/Ethnicity, Parental Education, and Family Income in the area of History? **

** Race/Ethnicity ** For both 4th and 8th grade students: White, Black, and Hispanic students all had higher average scores in 2006 than in 1994. Scores of Whites and Hispanic students rose (significantly) in 2006 in comparison to 2001.
 * ** 2006 ** || ** White ** || ** Asian/Pacific Islander ** || ** American Indian ** || ** Hispanic ** || ** Black ** ||
 * ** 4th grade ** || 223  ||  214  ||  190  ||  194  ||  190  ||
 * ** 8th grade ** || 273  ||  270  ||  244  ||  248  ||  244  ||
 * ** 12th grade ** || 297  ||  296  ||  278  ||  275  ||  270  ||

** Parental Education ** In comparison of both 8th and 12th grade groups (4th grade not available), students with parents with more education consistently and proportionally scored higher in history scores.
 * ** 2006 ** || ** Did Not Finish HS ** || ** Finished HS ** || ** Some Education after HS ** || ** Graduated College ** ||
 * ** 4th grade ** || No data  ||  No data  ||  No data  ||  No Data  ||
 * ** 8th grade ** || 244  ||  252  ||  265  ||  290  ||
 * ** 12th grade ** || 268  ||  278  ||  290  ||  300  ||

Improvements in history scores were noted in each group when comparing scores from 1994 to 2006. However, when analyzing significant improvements in history scores (an improvement of 4 or more):

**8th grade:** 1. Students who reported that at least one parent had a college degree had a higher score in 2006 than in 1994.

**12th grade:** 1. Students who reported that at least one parent had a college degree had a higher score in 2006 than in 1994. 2. Students who reported that neither parent finished high school had a higher score in 2006 than in 1994.

** Family Income ** For both 4th and 8th grade history students from lower-income families (those eligible for either free or reduced-price school lunch), they scored lower on average than those from higher-income families. The score gap between students in the lowest income level (eligible for free lunch) and those in the highest level (not eligible) was 31 points for the 4th grade and 28 points for the 8th grade. The ultimate difference was not significant between the two groups.
 * ** 2006 ** || ** Free Lunch ** || ** Reduced Lunch ** || ** Not Eligible ** || ** Info Not Available ** ||
 * ** 4th grade ** || 193  ||  206  ||  224  ||  227  ||
 * ** 8th grade ** || 245  ||  256  ||  273  ||  281  ||
 * ** 12th grade ** || No data  ||  No data  ||  No data  ||  No Data  ||

** 4. How does Michigan compare Georgia in Writing for grade 8? ** Both Georgia and Michigan scored below the National average in the 8th grade writing. Georgia scored higher than Michigan in this area. Both Georgia and Michigan scored the same in 2002 (147). Though both state improved Georgia improved significantly.
 * **Grade level** || **Georgia** || **Michigan** || **National** ||
 * **8th grade- 2007** || 153 || 151 || 154 ||

** 5. How does Michigan compare to Georgia with respect to 9 yr. old students? **  In math and reading Georgia and Michigan scored the same, both slightly lower that the national average. In science Michigan scored significantly higher than Georgia and a point higher than the national average. There is no data for the 4th grade writing assessment.
 * **Overall** || **Georgia** || **Michigan** || **National** ||
 * **Math- 2009** || 236 || 236 || 239 ||
 * **Reading- 2009** || 218 || 218 || 220 ||
 * **Science- 2009** || 144 || 150 || 149 ||
 * **Writing- 2007** || No data || No data || No data ||
 * || **GA Male** || **GA Female** || **MI Male** || **MI Female** || **National Male** || **National Female** ||
 * **Math- 2009** || 237 || 236 || 238 || 235 || 240 || 238 ||
 * **Reading- 2009** || 214 || 221 || 214 || 222 || 216 || 223 ||
 * **Science- 2009** || 145 || 143 || 151 || 149 || 149 || 148 ||
 * **Writing- 2007** || No data || No data || No data || No data || No data || No data ||

Nationally males scored higher than their female counterparts in math and science however not significantly. In math, males in Georgia scored one point above females and three points in Michigan. In both Georgia and Michigan males scored 2 points above females in science. In reading, females in both Georgia and Michigan score significantly higher than males. Females scored 5 points higher than their male counterparts in Georgia and 6 points higher in Michigan. On a national level female scored 7 points higher than males in reading.

** 6. How does Michigan compare to Georgia with respect to 13 yr. old students? **  In math Georgia and Michigan scored the same, both slightly lower that the national average. In reading Michigan scored higher than Georgia and the same as the National average. In science Michigan scored significantly higher than Georgia and the National average. Georgia scored higher than Michigan on the writing assessment; however both were lower than the national average. Nationally males scored higher than their female counterparts in math and science however not significantly. In math, Georgia males scored one point above females and three points in Michigan. In Georgia males scored 6 points above females while in Michigan males scored 3 points above females in science. Nationally females scored significantly higher than males in reading and writing. In reading, females in both Georgia and Michigan scored 11 points higher than males. In writing, females scored 21 points higher than their male counterparts in Georgia and 22 points higher in Michigan. On a national level female scored 9 points higher than males in reading and 20 points higher than males in writing.
 * **Overall** || **Georgia** || **Michigan** || **National** ||
 * **Math- 2009** || 278 || 278 || 282 ||
 * **Reading- 2009** || 260 || 262 || 262 ||
 * **Science- 2009** || 144 || 155 || 147 ||
 * **Writing- 2007** || 153 || 151 || 154 ||
 * || **GA Male** || **GA Female** || **MI Male** || **MI Female** || **National Male** || **National Female** ||
 * **Math- 2009** || 277 || 278 || 280 || 277 || 283 || 281 ||
 * **Reading- 2009** || 255 || 266 || 257 || 267 || 258 || 267 ||
 * **Science- 2009** || 150 || 144 || 155 || 152 || 151 || 147 ||
 * **Writing- 2007** || 143 || 164 || 140 || 162 || 144 || 164 ||

** 7. How does Michigan compare to Georgia in Mathematics, Reading, Science, History, and Writing for 8th grade students when examining race/ethnicity (white and black)? **

There is a significant difference in averages between whites and blacks. The data shows whites scored higher than blacks in all subject in Georgia, Michigan and Nationally. In math whites scored 32 points higher than blacks, in reading 26 points higher, in science 36 points higher, in writing 22 points higher and in history 29 points higher. Blacks in Georgia scored 2-4 points higher than the national average in all subject areas. Black in Michigan scored significantly lower than the national average in all areas except science, where they score 5 point above national average. Whites in Michigan scored below the national average in math, reading and writing. The averages were 4-8 points lower. Whites in Georgia scored 3-4 points lower than the national average in reading and math, however scored the same as the national average in science and writing.
 * || **GA White** || **GA Black** || **MI White** || **MI Black** || **National White** || **National Black** ||
 * **Math** || 289 || 262 || 286 || 246 || 292 || 260 ||
 * **Reading** || 268 || 249 || 268 || 238 || 271 || 245 ||
 * **Science** || 159 || 125 || 163 || 128 || 159 || 123 ||
 * **Writing** || 162 || 144 || 156 || 132 || 162 || 140 ||
 * **History** || No Data || No data || No data || No Data || 273 || 244 ||

** 8 Using the MDE website for MEAP score and achievement gap trends ** **, examine the 4 charts and provide an interpretation of the data. ** 1. Statewide (All Districts) Average MEAP Scores in Grade 8 Reading- From 2005- 2009 average gains were made in all area. All students made a 10.3 gain, Blacks, Economically Challenged and Students with Disabilities made a 12.5 gain, Hispanics made a 12.4 gain and Limited English Proficient Learners made a 10.2 point gain. 2. Statewide (All Districts) Percent Proficient on MEAP in Grade 8 Reading- From 2005- 2009 percentage gain were made in all area. All students made a 10.5 gain, Blacks made an 18 percent gain, Economically Challenged made a 16.6 percent gain Hispanics made the highest gain with 18.7 percent gain, Limited English Proficient Learners made a 13.5 percent gain and Students with Disabilities made a 15.5 percent gain. Though the percentage for all students from 2007 to 2008 went down, it rose significantly in 2009. 3. Statewide (All District) Average MEAP Scores Achievement Gap in Grade 8 Reading (vs. All Students)- The Achievement Gap for Blacks have changed significantly since 2005 where it rose by 2.6 points and dropped drastically from 2006 to 2009 by 4.8 points. Economically Disadvantaged and Hispanic students maintained their average from 2005 to 2008 however also dropped dramatically in 2009 by 2.8 and 3.5 points respectively. LEP went up from 16 points in 2005 to 21 point in 2006 and maintained it until 2008. In 2009 LEP dropped back down to 16 points, giving an average raw score of -0.1 points over the years. SWD learners had a yoyo effect rising from 24 point in 2005 to 27 points in 2006 back down to 24 points in 2007 and back up to 27 in 2008. From 2008- 2009 SWD learners dropped by 5 points. 4. Statewide (All Districts) Percent Proficient MEAP Achievement Gap in Grade 8 Reading (vs. All Students) - All subgroups made a gain in this area from 2005 to 2009. LEP learners made the smallest gain, only rising 3 percent. Hispanics made the greatest gain rising a little over 8 percent. All other subgroups fell between these two.

** 9 Provide a general summary of your findings with respect to mathematics, science, reading, history, and writing, from the data analyzed. **

When looking at all students, Michigan scored higher than Georgia in Reading and Science, however Georgia scored higher in Writing. Both states scored the same on Math. History scores are national averages and they have shown improvement over time.

2009- 4th grade analysis- In math Michigan males scored higher than Georgia males, however Georgia females scored higher than Michigan females. When looking at ethnicity Asians/ Pacific Islanders average the highest with Georgia scoring higher than Michigan. Whites and Hispanics also performed higher in Georgia than in Michigan. Michigan’s blacks scored higher than Georgia’s blacks. Georgia scored higher than Michigan in the areas of Low Income Families and English Language Learners. Michigan performed higher with SWD learners.

2009- 8th grade analysis- In reading Michigan males and females scored higher than Georgia. When looking at ethnicity Asians/ Pacific Islanders in Michigan averaged the highest however they were no data for Georgia. Whites performed the same in both states. Hispanics performed higher in Georgia than in Michigan. Georgia blacks also performed significantly higher than Michigan’s blacks by 11 points. Georgia scored higher than Michigan in the areas of Low Income Families and Students with Disabilities. Georgia had no data for English Language Learners however Michigan performed 18 points higher than the national average.

2009- 8th grade analysis- In science Michigan males and females scored higher than Georgia with females score significantly higher. When looking at ethnicity Asians/ Pacific Islanders in Michigan averaged the highest however they were no data for Georgia. Whites and Hispanics performed higher in Michigan than in Georgia. Georgia blacks also performed 8 points higher than Michigan’s blacks. Michigan scored higher than Georgia in the area of Low Income Families by 5 points, in the area of Students with Disabilities by 7 points and with English Language Learners by 21 points.

2007- 8th grade analysis- In writing Georgia scored higher than Michigan in all subgroups. Males scored 3 points higher, females scored 2 points higher, whites scored 6 points higher, blacks scored 12 points higher, Hispanics scored 7 points higher, Students eligible for free lunch scored 4 points and Student not eligible for free lunch scored 7 points higher.

History Analysis- Average scores for 4th, 8th and 12th grades in 2006 were higher than 1994 and 2001. 4th grade the scores rose 6 points, 8th and 12th grades scores rose 4 points each from 1994 to 2006.