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University of Puerto Rico at Humacao
English Department
Group Profile
School: Alfonso Casta Martínez Senior High School
Maunabo, Puerto Rico
Cooperating Teacher: Sonia N. Aponte Aponte
Group: 12-2
Luis E. Pabón Martínez
842-07-6105
Practice Teaching
EDPE 4006/4018
Dr. Aníbal Muñoz Claudio
February 13, 2014
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Table of Contents
I. Analysis of Results ………………………………………………………….. 2 - 30
II. Reaction ………………………………………………………………………... 31
III. Appendix ……………………………………………………………………….. 32 - 34
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Analysis of Results
My practice teaching is taking place in the Alfonso Casta Martínez High School. The
group that I’m going to do my practice with is 12-2 which has students from the general and
carpentry curriculum. It took me a week to be able to completely gather the information
necessary to make this group profile due to my error of giving it to the students as a take-home
instead of doing it with them in the classroom, which I ended up doing with the students that
didn’t turn it in. My cooperating teacher notified me of my mistake and I learned from that
experience. As shown below in Figure #1, this group is composed of eighteen (18) students,
seven (7) females and eleven (11) males. It’s an average sized group with a balance of genders.
Having students from both the general and carpentry curriculum will create diversity in the
classroom, meaning that I’ll have to be creative when it comes to incorporating both of them into
my class activities.
Figure #1
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Number of students in the class
Boys Girls
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Figure #2
Figure #2 demonstrates that out of the 18 students, 14 are 17 years old, three are 18 years
old, and only one is 19 years old. This information will help me know if a student is repeating
the grade, if he or she’s on par with the curriculum age-wise, or if they got a grade-advance
(skipped a grade).
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Age
Students' Age
17 18 19
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Figure #3
Figure #3 shows that four of the students were born in the month of June and three were
born in September. The months of March, October, and December all had two students born,
while the months of January, February, May, August, and November only had one student born.
No students were born in the months of April and July.
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Months
Months the students were born
January February March April May June
July August September October November December
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Figure #4
As shown in Figure #4, Guayama was the city that had the most students born in with 10
students being born there. The city with the second most born students was Maunabo with three.
Humacao had two students born in it while the rest of the cities, Chicago, Caguas, and Lancaster,
only had one student born in each.
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Places
Cities the students were born
Chicago, IL Guayama Maunabo Humacao Caguas Lancaster, PA
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Figure #5
Figure #5 shows us the statistics for students’ housing. The graph demonstrates that 11 of
the students live in their own house (owned by their parents or custodian), 5 of the students live
in a rented house, and only two students indicated that they live in Public Housing apartments.
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Housing
Own house Rented House Other
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Figure #6
Figure #6 demonstrates that 11 of the 18 students live with both parents, 4 of them live
only with their mother, 1 of them lives with his father, and two of them selected other as the
option. Of the two that chose other as an option, one listed Grandmother and the other listed her
Aunt.
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Who they live with
Who do they live with?
Both Parents Mother Father Other
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Figure #7
Figure #7 shows us that the majority of the students (7) have a family of 4 members, 5 of
the students have a family of 3 members, 4 of the students have a family of 5 members, one
student has a family of 2 members, and lastly one student has a family of 6 members.
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Number of Family Members
Number of Family Members
2 3 4 5 6
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Figure #8
Figure #8 shows us the students’ Father’s Occupation. Eight out of the 18 students opted
to not fill out this premise. Two of the students said that their fathers worked in Carpentry, two
said they were Mechanics, one worked as a police officer, one worked in security, and the last
one worked at the National Guard. Only three of the students said that their fathers were
unemployed.
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Occupations
Fathers' Occupation
National Guard Police Officer Carpentry Mechanic Security Unemployed Did not answer
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Figure #9
When it comes to their father’s education, 10 of the students preferred not to answer the
question. As shown in Figure #9, one completed one year in college, four completed the 12th
grade, one went and studied at the police academy, one earned a college degree, and one went to
a vocational college.
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Education
Fathers' Education
1 yr. College 12th Grade Police Academy College Degree Vocational College Did not answer
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Figure #10
As shown in Figure #10, 6 of the students opted to not answer this question. Five of the
students said that their mother was a housewife, one that she’s a teacher, three said she works as
a housekeeper, one student’s mother works as a secretary, one is a chef, and one works as a nail
technician teacher.
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Occupation
Mothers' Occupation
Housewife Teacher Housekeeper Secretary Chef Teacher: Nail Technician Did not answer
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Figure #11
Figure #11 shows us the mothers’ education. Three of the student’s mothers achieved 12th
grade, one studied until the 6th grade, one until the 9th grade, and one until the 10th grade. One of
the mothers has a B.A. in Education, one studied Nursing, one has an Office Administration
Degree, and one has a College degree. Eight of the students opted to not answer this question.
Knowing the parents education will help me know what type of help the students may be able to
receive at home with their studies.
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Education
Mothers' Education
6th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade
12th Grade B.A. in Education Nursing
Office Adm. Degree College Degree Did not Answer
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Figure #12
As figure #12 shows, there are 9 students who don’t have older brothers, 3 students who
have one older brother, 4 students who have 2 older brothers, and 2 students who have 3 older
brothers.
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Quantity of Older Brothers
Older Brothers
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Figure #13
Figure #13 shows us that there are 8 students who don’t have older sisters, 4 students
who have one older sister, four students who have 2 older sisters, and 2 students who have 3
older sisters.
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Quantity of Older Sisters
Older Sisters
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Figure #14
As shown in Figure #14, 11 of the students don’t have younger brothers, 5 of the students
have one younger brother, 1 of the students has two younger brother, and one of the students has
3 younger brothers.
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Quantity of Younger Brothers
Younger Brothers
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Figure #15
Figure #15 shows us that 10 of the students don’t have younger sisters, 5 of the students
have one younger sister, two of the students have 2 younger sisters, and one of the students has 3
younger sisters.
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Quantity of Younger Sisters
Younger Sisters
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Figure #15
As shown on Figure #15, none of my female students are pregnant.
Figure #16
As shown on Figure #16, only one of my students has a child.
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Quantity of Students
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Pregnant Students
Pregnant Non-Pregnant
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Quantity of Students
Students with Children
Yes No
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Figure #17
Figure #17 illustrates that only four out of the 18 students have lived outside of Puerto Rico. This
information will help me in my practice teaching because it helps me know how to approach my
students and what to target when it comes to lesson planning and activities.
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Students that have lived outside of P.R.
Yes No
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Figure #18
Figure #18 shows us how the students get to school. The graph indicates that 8 students
use the school bus, 9 students get to school via private car, and only one students walks to
school.
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Quantity of Students
Transportation
School Bus Private Car Walking
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Figure #19
As shown in Figure #19 only three of the eighteen students own a car.
When it comes to Figure #18 & 19, the information provided will help me determine the reason
for the students’ absence or tardiness. Sometimes the students that own a car may simply not
make it to school due to an accident or by taking a detour and skipping school (fugas).
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Quantity of Students
Students that own a car
Yes No
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Figure #20
Having the knowledge of which students use glasses will help me as a teacher because I
can pre-determine who needs special accommodations when it comes to seat arrangements. As
shown in Figure #20, four of my students use glasses.
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Quantity of Students
Students that use glasses
Yes No
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Figure #21
As shown on Figure #21, four of the eighteen students have health conditions. Out of those four,
only three specified their conditions: two have asthma and one has allergies. This is very
important to know because you have to be prepared in case something happens to them. You
have to know how to react, what to do, and if necessary tell the emergency personnel their
conditions.
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Quantity of Students
Students with Health Conditions
Yes No
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Figure #22
Figure #22 shows us that all of the students use the lunchroom facilities.
Figure #23
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Quantity of Students
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Do you eat lunch at school?
Yes No
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Quantity of Students
Students that have a computer at home
Yes No
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Figure #24
Figure #23 indicates that only 8 out of the 18 students have a computer at home and Figure #24
indicates that 10 out of 18 have internet access at home. This information lets me know what
type of work I can give my students and what resources I should help them with or I can work
with.
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Quantity of Students
Students that have internet access at home
Yes No
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Figure #25
Figure #25 shows us that 10 students our of 18 practice sports. The sports they practice
are Basketball, baseball, judo, soccer, and track & field. According to Figure #25, 6 students play
basketball, one student practices baseball, one practices judo, one practice track & field, and one
practices soccer. Having this type of information helps me when it comes to planning activities
because I’ll know what to integrate to the class to motivate my students further.
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Quantity of Students
Students that practice sports
Yes No Basketball Baseball Judo Track & Field Soccer
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Figure #26
As shown on Figure #26, 6 students like Spanish, only two students like English, Math
was the most liked class with 7 students, 5 students liked Sociology, two students like Science,
and only one student each liked Art and Carpentry.
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Quantity of Students
Which class do you like the most?
Spanish English Math Sociology Science Art Carpentry
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Figure #27
As shown on Figure #27, English is the least liked class with 8 students that chose it,
Science is the second least liked class with 6 students that didn’t like it, four students don’t like
Math, three students chose Spanish, and only two students chose Sociology. Art and Carpentry
weren’t picked, thus I assume that students don’t have a problem and like both classes.
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Which class do you like the least?
Spanish English Math Sociology Science Art Carpentry
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Figure #28
Figure #28 shows us what the students chose as the class they have the most difficulty in.
Ten of the students picked English, 3 of the students picked Math, two picked Science and
Sociology, and only one picked Spanish. This graph indicates that the majority of the group has
difficulty or considers English the class they have the most difficulty in.
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Quantity of Students
Most difficult class
English Spanish Sociology Math Science
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Figure #29
As shown in Figure #29, Spanish is considered the least difficult class with 6 students
that picked it. Three students picked Science, Carpentry, and Math as the least difficult classes,
two picked English, and only one picked Art as the least difficult class.
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Quantity of Students
Least difficult Class
Science Spanish Carpentry English Math Art
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Figure #30
Figure #30 shows us that 11 out of 18 students receive help from their parents when it
comes to homework and that 13 out of 18 of the parents visit the school and/or attend meetings.
This information provides me with an idea of which parents are actively involved in their
son/daughter’s education.
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Do your parents help you with homework, and do they attend school meetings?
Yes No
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Reflection
A group profile is a great tool that teachers can use to gather quick, important, and useful
information about the student. This information will help the teacher know his/her students
better. The knowledge you gain will prove invaluable when it comes to planning lessons and
activities for them. The easiest way to prepare a group profile is to assess what you want and/or
need to know about your students, then create a questionnaire and administer it. It’s important to
tabulate it in a physical or digital roll book so that you can be more organized and have all the
information in a more compact platform (who wants to carry all those papers anyways?).
Now, when it comes to my group profile I learned a lot of my students. I got to know
what sports they like, what type of music they enjoy, what classes they like and dislike, what
they like about the school and what they would add or change to it. All of the information that
I’ve obtain will prove very useful in my lessons because I’ll have the knowledge needed to know
how to motivate them and know what to incorporate into the class to make it meaningful for
them. One of my favorite theories is Ausubel’s Meaningful Learning (Subsumption), this group
profile will let me know how to relate things in my class to my students and according to the
theory it will facilitate learning.
Getting to know my students is the first part of teaching. If you don’t know your
clientele, how do you expect to work with them? Facilitating learning is a teacher’s job, and the
group profile is a very good tool in a teacher’s arsenal.
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Appendix
University of Puerto Rico at Humacao
English Department
EDPE 4006: Practice Teaching at the Secondary Level
Dear Student:
I am soliciting your cooperation to complete this questionnaire. The purpose this document is to
utilize it as a reference for a study that I will be preparing as a requirement for the course that I am taking
in the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao.
I am interested in learning more about your interests and worries to effectively contribute to your
academic development. All of the information that you share with me will be used in strict confidentiality
and with the single purpose of using it for the study mentioned above.
I appreciate your cooperation and for promptly returning this questionnaire.
Cordially,
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Mr. Luis E. Pabón Martínez
Group Profile Questionnaire
1. Student Name: _____________________________________________ 2. Grade:____________
3. Gender____________ 4. Age:____________ 5. Date of Birth:___________________________
6. Town where you were born:_____________________________________
7. Residential Address: _____________________________________________________________
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8. Postal Address: ___________________________________________________________________
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9. Housing: ____ a. Own House ___b. Rented House ____c. Other: ___________________
10. Who do you live with? a. ___ father and mother b.___ mother
c. ___father d.___ Other: _____________________
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11. Number of family members: ___________________
12. Father’s Name: __________________________________________ Age: __________________
Occupation: _____________________________________ Education:_____________________
13. Mother’s Name: __________________________________________ Age: _________________
Occupation: ________________________________ Education:__________________________
14. Person in charge:
___________________________________________Age:__________________
Relation to you: ______________________________ Occupation:
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15. How many older brothers do you have? _______ How many older sisters do you have? ________
16. How many younger brothers do you have? _____ How many younger sisters do you have?_____
17. Are you pregnant? _____ a. Yes _____ b. No
18. Do you have children? _____ a. Yes _____b. No
If you have children, how many? _____________
19. Have you lived outside of Puerto Rico? ______ a. Yes ______ b. No
20. How do you get to school? _____ a. School Bus _____ b. Private Car _____ c. Walking
21. Do you have a car? _____ a. Yes _____ b. No
22. Do you use glasses? _____ a. Yes _____ b. No
23. Do you have any health conditions?? _____ a. Yes _____ b. No Specify: ___________________
24. Do you eat lunch at school? ______ a. Yes ______ b. No
25. What do you like most about your school?
__________________________________________________________________________________
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26. What do you like the least about your school?
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27. Do you have a computer at home? ______ a. Yes ______ b. No
28. Do you have Internet at home? ______ a. Yes _______ b. No
29. Do you practice any sports? _____ a. Yes ______ b. No Which: __________________________
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30. Which class do you like the most?
_____ a. Spanish _____ b. English _____ c. Mathematics _____ d. Social Studies
______ e. Science ______f. others: _________________________________________________
31. Which class do you like the least?
_____ a. Spanish _____ b. English _____ c. Mathematics _____ d. Social Studies
______ e. Science ______f. others:
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32. Which class do you find most difficult? _______________________________________________
33. Which class do you find least difficult? _______________________________________________
34. What would you like to study or what are your plans for the future when you finish high school?
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35. Do your parents or your guardian help you with homework? _____ a. Yes _____ b. No
36. Do your parents visit he school regularly or attend to school meetings? _____ a. Yes _____ b. No
37. What do you like to do? ___________________________________________________________
38. What are your hobbies? ___________________________________________________________
39. What are your favorite television programs?
a. ________________________________________________________________________________
b. ________________________________________________________________________________
c. ________________________________________________________________________________
40. What is your favorite type of music? _________________________________________________
41. What are your favorite sports? _____________________________________________________
42. What would you change about or add to your school?
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Prepared by: Dr. Carlos Báez
Translated by: Samantha Rodríguez
Modified by: María Jordán (2013)
Modified by: Emmanuel D. Burgos & Tailisse Santiago Flores (January 2013)
Modified by: Luis E. Pabón Martínez (January 2014)