Kassie Vaughn

Praxis Performance Assessment for Teachers Task 1 Contextual Factors Chart

This chart is designed to help you to understand that many factors affect teaching and learning. They include the community, classroom procedures, the students, and the physical environment in which you will be teaching. All this information will help you to determine teaching strategies and approaches that will support your students learning. In this chart, address each of the characteristics listed as they pertain to your teaching assignment. (You must attach this document as an artifact in response textbox . . .!

Source of Factor

Contextual and Environmental Factors (Donalds and Due West) The community is rural, with middle- to low- class socioeconomic statuses. As of the !1! census, there was a total "o"ulation of 1,#$# "eo"le, with %& 'eing males and (#) females, and a total of &$( housing units. The ethnic 'rea*down mainly consists of %$. & + White, 1(.,1+ African American, !.!(+ -ati.e American, !.$$+ Asian, !.%&+ /is"anic, !. #+ other races, and !.()+ two or more races. 0f the households, there are !. + with children under the age of 1( li.ing with them, &#.$+ are married cou"les li.ing together, 1).%+ has a female householder with no hus'and "resent, and ),.(+ are nonfamilies. ) . + of all households are made u" of indi.iduals and 1&.%+ ha.e someone li.ing alone who is ,# years of age or older. The a.erage household si1e is . 1 and the a.erage family si1e is .%,. The "o"ulation is s"read out with 11.)+ under the age of 1(, &!.%+ from 1( to &, 1&.#+ from # to &&, 1&.%+ from &# to ,&, and 1(.(+ who are ,# years of age or older. The median age is & years. 2or e.ery 1!! females there are %#. males. 2or e.ery 1!! females age 1( and o.er, there are % ., males. 3egarding socioeconomic status, the median income for a household in the community is 4)$,)%#, and the median income for a family is 4#),!!!. 5ales ha.e a median income of 4)#,$1% .ersus 4 %,!!! for females. The "er ca"ita income for the town is 4 ,%#(. A'out $.#+ of families and 1).#+ of the "o"ulation are 'elow the "o.erty line, including !.!+ of those under age 1( and 1&.!+ of those age ,# or o.er.

Community
Urban, suburban, or rural; socioeconomic; census data on families

Kassie Vaughn District

Enrollment, percent free and reduced lunch; graduation rate; ethnic breakdown; percent with IEP; percent ELL; per pupil expenditure

6nrollment- ),!#% students7 8ercent free and reduced lunch- ,,+ 7 9raduation rate- ().,+7 6thnic 'rea*down- White, African American, American :ndian, Asian;8acific :slander, and /is"anic7 8ercent with :68- 1 .,+7 8er "u"il e<"enditure- 4$,1%% 6nrollment- & ( students7 8ercent free and reduced lunch- #&.#+ 7 Achie.ement scores (mean)- 6=A> ,%,.$, 5ath> ,,(.1, ?cience> ,)(.%, ?ocial ?tudies> ,,(.!7 6thnic 'rea*downWhite, African American, Asian;8acific :slander, /is"anic, and American :ndian;Alas*an7 8ercent with :68- 1+7 8ercent 6==- ). %+ 7 3ecognitions- 8almetto 9old Award (attaining high le.els of a'solute "erformance) for the "ast ) years, 6<cellent ?chool 3ating, grade of A from 6?6A 2ederal Accounta'ility ?ystem, and Title : 3eward ?chool for 8erformance7 Teacher;student ratio- 1> ! 6thnicity- White (1)) and African American (&)7 =anguage needs- 1 student has a ?"eech :68 and 1 student is going to inter.entions for ?"eech7 9ender- 1 males and # females7 :dentified s"ecial needs- "hysical needs> 1 child has slee" a"nea and asthma (#!& 8lan) and 1 child only has asthma, 1 child is a re"eater, and ) children are 'eing referred (ha.e already went 'efore the ?tudent ?u""ort Team) =earning styles- the ma@ority of the class are *inesthetic learners7 howe.er, there are # children whom : would consider to 'e .isual and auditory learners as well7 8rior learning;e<"eriences- Kindergarten and 2irst 9rade, 1 student is a re"eater and all of the children li*e to read7 Academic "roficienciesstudents ha.e scored e<tremely a'o.e a.erage on 5A8 and D:A6=? tests7 Aeha.ioral differences- students ha.e difficulty staying on tas*, (This class is .ery intelligent, 'ut the children seldom stri.e to a""ly themsel.es when learningB)7 Areas of interest- math and science, 'eing creati.e, sociali1ing, and hel"ing out the teacher in any way

School
Enrollment, percent free and reduced lunch; achievement scores; ethnic breakdown; percent with IEP; percent ELL; recognitions; teacher student ratio

Classroom Demogra hics

Ethnicit!, language needs, gender, identified special needs including gifted, ph!sical needs, and cultural characteristics

!no"ledge of Students
Learning st!les, prior learning experiences, academic proficiencies, behavioral differences, and areas of interest

Kassie Vaughn

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