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Ms. Etukudo Mathematics Department HARRY S TRUMAN HS
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GRADUATION RATES
INTRODUCTION
You have recently been hired by a non-profit organization whose goal is to study ways to improve graduation rates in New York City public schools. This organization has decided to allow you to present your findings at an upcoming board meeting.
THE TASK
Your task is to analyze the problem of low graduation rates in New York City public schools using Public Policy Analysis (PPA) steps and develop a power point presentation accompanied by a brief oral presentation.
THE PROCESS and RESOURCES
Your teacher will arrange you into groups of four in order to complete following tasks below
Use the PPA steps to access the worksheets as a guide to help you with researching and problem solving. Simply click on each step below to view a detailed description.
You may refer to the link/links for additional help with PPA step 1: Graduation Rates
You may refer to the link/links for additional help with PPA step 2: Statistical summaries by the DOE ,
You may refer to the link/links for additional help with PPA step 3:
NYC daily attendance records, Data about schools
You may refer to the link/links for additional help with PPA step 4:
Graduation requirements , Progress reports of city schools ,
Progress reports city wide schools
You may refer to the link/links for additional help with PPA step 5:
You may refer to the link/links for additional help with PPA step 6:
News articles
EVALUATION
The following rubric below will be used to assess your finished product. You finished product should include a PowerPoint presentation and an oral presentation. Please cite any sources used during the process.
GROUP#_____ TEAM MEMBERS:____________ GRADE:_______
COMMENTS:
PowerPoint Rubric
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KNOWLEDGE |
Shows full understanding of the issue Able to answer all questions |
Shows partial understanding of the issue. Able to some answer questions |
Shows no understanding of the issue Unable to answer questions |
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LENGTH |
Long enough to adequately cover assigned issue |
Not long enough to adequately cover assigned issue |
Assigned issue not covered |
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CONTENT |
Topic covered thoroughly Enough information given to understand topic Did not exclude any important information or include any unnecessary information |
Topic covered but not thoroughly Enough information not given to understand topic Important information not included Included unnecessary information |
Topic not covered Topic not understood because of lack of information Unnecessary information included. |
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DESIGN |
Very creative Easy to see and follow Did not include any unnecessary graphics |
Lacks creativity Not easy to follow Included unnecessary graphics |
Has no creativity Unable to Follow Has unnecessary graphics
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Oral Presentation Rubric
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2 |
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VOLUME |
Presenter is easy to hear.
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Audience is able to hear as a whole, but there are times when volume is not quite adequate. |
Presenter is difficult to hear.
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ENGAGEMENT |
Presentation involves audience, allowing time for audience to think and respond.
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Audience is involved but inadequate processing or response time is provided. |
Speaker does not involve audience.
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ORGANIZATION |
Presentation is well organized with a beginning, middle, and end. There is a strong organizing theme, with clear main ideas and transitions.
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Speaker loses train of thought, does not stay with the proposed outline, or connections are attempted but not made clear for the audience. |
Presentation shows little organization, unclear purpose, and/or unclear relationships or transitions.
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LENGTH |
Appropriate length. Clear summary is provided.
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Time is appropriately used, but may run slightly over or under allotted time and/or information is not tied together or conclusion is inadequate. |
Presentation lacks conclusion and/or time is not appropriately used.
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CONCLUSION
Analyzing data is a great way to observe trends, research causes surrounding various issues and effectively propose solutions that may change the outcome of an important social issue. Describe how has this web quest changed your impression of the low graduation rates in New York City and how best to combat this issue.
STANDARDS
a) Common core standards for
English Language arts Standards for writing
Mathematics
High School Statistics and Math Practices