Reflections...and a bit of data

So, its taken me a while to post this partially because I have forgotten, and partially because I don't have very good internet access, so it it is, finally being sent in for your viewing pleasure.  Over the last two weeks, I have done my best at giving my students a survey at least twice a week.  When I give them a survey, I am also taking one before and after class and reflecting on my before vs. after feelings.   Its not surprising that my feelings of success during a lesson closely correlate with my students' feelings of success, and vice-a-versa.  

I have chosen to watch this grade 8 ELD class because I am hoping to inspire more learning in the classroom through this feedback, and my own reflections of what works and what doesn't work.  I wish I was a little better at remembering the surveys more often.   This is something to work on. 

Below is the data I have been collecting.  Its been nice to note that students are slowly starting to care and enjoy their class a bit more.  This is super encouraging, because when I came almost all of them would have sooner eaten raw steak than sit through 10 minutes of their ELD class.   Or, like I am still struggling with, many have simply 'checked-out.'  Hopefully this chart keeps growing!!!

 

I was really glad to see the enjoyment line rise in this chart, but I would like to see both rising together.  Their survey asks for a 1-5 rating of effort and enjoyment: 1 is low and 5 is high.  The above graph shows the average over 4 days.  However, because of the small size of the class, when one or two people are gone, the average is thrown off.  Especially because some students are always very positive, while others seem to usually give a lower score no matter the day.  More days and data will be necessary to arrive at any conclusion about the data being collected.  I am interested to see what I will find out! 

Thoughts? Suggestions?  Questions?  Ideas for improvement???