Goal of recommendations made for freshman science courses is to place a student where they will have the most success at learning the Biology Content.
Students who exhibit the following academic skills and needs will be recommended for Biology CP-1.
- Student does not bring all necessary materials to class on a daily basis.
- Student struggles with academic deadlines.
- Student needs extra support with planning, organization, and basic academic instruction.
- Student struggles with asking for help.
- Student struggles to pass assessments.
- Student is still developing basic math and graphing skills.
- Student is still developing reading comprehension and written expression skills.
- Student may need redirection to stay on task and struggles with independent work.
- Student may need adult supervision with socially demanding learning activities.
Students who exhibit the following academic skills and needs will be recommended for Biology CP-2.
- Student frequently brings all necessary materials to class on a daily basis.
- Student meets most academic deadlines.
- Student is independently able to plan and organize assignments and work.
- Student sometimes asks for help.
- Student is often able to independently prepare for assessment
- Student has mastered basic math skills, but may still struggle with application.
- Student has mastered ability to read and represent data in graph format.
- Student is able to solve word problems with support from teacher.
- Student has developed reading comprehension and written expression skills.
- Student is learning how to apply learned concepts to new situations.
- Student is often able to stay on task and work independently.
- Student is able to collaborate and communicate effectively with some supervision.
Students who exhibit the following academic skills and needs will be recommended for Biology CP-3.
- Student is consistently prepared for class.
- Student meets all academic deadlines.
- Student is able to manage their time and multiple assignments.
- Student asks for help, when needed.
- Student consistently is prepared for assessments.
- Student has mastered basic math skills and can use and apply them to new scientific situations.
- Student has an excellent understanding of data represented in a graph format.
- Student is able to successfully solve word problems independently.
- Student has mastered reading skills so that they can read and comprehend new scientific material independently.
- Student is able to effectively communicate in writing.
- Excels at independent work.
- Student is self directed, highly motivated and seeks academic challenges.
