WGU D019 AFM2 Task 1: Data Analysis |Latest Update with Complete Solution

WGU D019 AFM2 Task 1: Data Analysis |Latest
Update with Complete Solution

Laura Gilpin

D019 Course

AFM2 Task 1: Data Analysis

Mar 15, 2025



A1...Educational..Problem

The..educational..problem..that..will..be..investigated..is..that..the..overall..Reading..3..Standards..o

f..Learning..(SOL)..assessment..scores..of..third-

grade..students..at..Elk..Knob..Elementary..School..are..below..overall..district..and..state..performanc

e...Each..spring,..SOL..assessments..are..given..in..core..subjects..at..the..close..of..the..academic..year..i

n..Virginia...The..SOL..grading..scale..is..0-600,..with..400-

..499..being..a..proficient..passing..score,..500-


600..being..an..advanced..passing..score,..and..a..score..of..399..or..less..being..failing...Additional..edu

cational..supports..for..third-

grade..students..are..necessary..for..improved..reading..performance..at..Elk..Knob,..specifically..for..s

tudents..identified..as..economically..disadvantaged..and..students..with..disabilities..who..appear..to..

be..struggling..the..most.

A2a...Educational..Setting..and..Participant..Group

Elk..Knob..Elementary..School..(EKES)..is..located..in..a..small,..rural..town..in..Southwestern..Vi

rginia,..and..is..one..of..five..elementary..schools..within..the..Lee..County..Public..School..(LCPS)..di

strict...Historically,..the..region..is..a..farming..community,..categorized..as..economically..disadvant

, aged,..and..predominantly..white...Due..to..the..high..numbers..of..economically..disadvantaged..fami

lies,..all..schools..in..the..LCPS..district..are..classified..as..Title..I..schools..and..all..students..qualify..to.

.receive..a..free..breakfast..and..lunch.



Elk..Knob..Elementary..had..246..total..students..enrolled..in..K-4..during..the..2022-

2023..academic..school..year...EKES..is..the..second-

largest..elementary..school..in..the..district...Subgroups..of..the..school..population..consisted..of..96.4

%..of..students..identifying..as..White,..1.6%..as..multiple..races,..1%..as..Black,..0.6%..as..Hispanic,..a

nd..0.3%..as..American..Indian...These..demographics..remained..consistent..with..LCPS..and..other..

district..elementary..schools...There..were..37..students..enrolled..in

third..grade..who..participated..in..the..Reading..3..SOL...(Virginia..Department..of..Education..[VDO

E],..2023)

A2b...Subgroups

Two..participant..subgroups..are..economically..disadvantaged..students..and..students..with..dis

abilities...At..EKES,..14%..of..the..student..population..were..students..with..disabilities..and..52.3%..

of..students..were..considered..economically..disadvantaged...Out..of..37..third..graders,..32..were..ide

ntified..as..economically..disadvantaged..and..three..as..students..with..disabilities..(VDOE,..2024)...I..

will..investigate..how..third-

grade..economically..disadvantaged..students..and..students..with..disabilities..performed..compared.

.to..the..LCPS..district..and..state..performance..rates.



A3.Qualitative..and..Quantitative..Data

Qualitative..and..quantitative..data..should..be..considered..when..conducting..this..investigation;

..both..data..types..have..benefits..and..limitations...Qualitative..data..would..have..been..useful..as..it..


would..have..provided..insight..into..the..affected..subgroups,..and..could..have..potentially..given..a..d

eeper..understanding..of..why..or..how..these..subgroups..of..students..are..struggling..via..a..question