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Data Collection. August 2012 Paraprofessional Workshop Laurene Beto Annie Kretowicz Taura Anderson. Goals of Workshop. Review how SCCOE SPED teachers manage data collection in the classroom Discuss how paraeducators know what is to be assessed Learn some assessment tools
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DataCollection August 2012 Paraprofessional Workshop Laurene Beto Annie Kretowicz Taura Anderson
Goals of Workshop Review how SCCOE SPED teachers manage data collection in the classroom Discuss how paraeducators know what is to be assessed Learn some assessment tools Practice making observations Discuss how to work as a team to clarify and implement effective data collection practices
Take a survey • Spend a few minutes taking the survey • Using your dots place them on all of the practices in your classroom
Discussion Questions: How do you know the student goal/Goals for the lesson?how Do you know the method to Use to record student Performance toward achieving the goal/Goals?
Expectations • Paraeducators will learn from the classroom teacher the student goals for specific lessons. • Paraeducators will learn from the teacher the instructional strategy that they will use with a student during a lesson. • Paraeducators will learn from the teacher how student performance data will be collected during the lesson. • Paraeducators will communicate with the classroom teacher about student performance after the lesson.
Informal Formal and Informal assessments • Incorporated into classroom routines and learning activities • Are criterion referenced • Can be valid and reliable Formal Standardized Tests Norm-referenced Can be multiple choice Valid and reliable Examples: CAPA, CSTs, CELDT
InFormal Assessments • Can be used anytime without interfering with lesson • Tell us about student performance or skill • Give us a clear understanding of the students ability and how abilities increase over time • Identify a student’s strengths and needs
Two Parts of Informal Data collection What the student does What the adult does to record student progress
Student Activities For data collection • Writing Samples • Homework • Logs or Journals • Games • Brainstorming • Story retelling • Art Work • Classroom Participation • Social Interactions
Naturalistic Data collection: What the Adults do in Response to activities • Anecdotal records • Naturalistic records • Story narratives
Structured informal Data Collection • Checklists • Rating Scales
Sample Checklists and Rating scales • Look at the samples • Checklists can be used to record particular behaviors during a lesson
Additional structured Data Collection • Cloze Tests • Miscue Analysis • Questionnaires • Structured Interviews
Portfolios Student portfolios often contain information that could be used to support ratings. Portfolios may consist of one or more of the following: anecdotal notes, student work samples, photos of the student’s activities, audio or video recordings and transcripts of the student’s language.
Practice Collecting Data • Read the practice sheet • As you watch the video, jot down what you see in the notes section • Check each area as mastered, some emerging or not observed • Discuss
Communication Giving feedback that helps all classroom staff know how well Students are learning