The second objective addressed by this study was to determine student growth within each unit using data from pre-assessment and post-assessment instruments for each unit As displayed inTable 2, the sixth grade mean scores for the inquiry-based assessments were: pre-assessment10.44% ( SD=6.15) and post-assessment 71.44% (SD=20.50), which equals an average student growth of 60.78%. The sixth grade mean scores for traditional assessments were: pre-assessment 42.39% (SD=8.25) and post-assessment 84.89% (
SD=6.89), which equals an average student growth of 42.5%.