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Using Data to Improve Student Achievement. Summer 2006 Preschool CSDC. Outcomes. Know why we need to look at data Know how to use data in planning for increased productivity. Why Look at Data?. The purpose of data is to give educators INSIGHT!. What tools do we have?.
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Using Data to Improve Student Achievement Summer 2006 Preschool CSDC
Outcomes • Know why we need to look at data • Know how to use data in planning for increased productivity.
Why Look at Data? The purpose of data is to give educators INSIGHT!
What tools do we have? • FCAT Inquiry (Summative) • Teacher Tools for Data Collection (Can be Summative or Formative) • Histogram • Pareto Chart • Run Chart • Scatter Diagram • Item Analysis • Radar
Histogram • Bar chart representing a • frequency distribution • of student scores • Heights of the bars represent • number of students scoring • at same level/score • Used to Monitor progress
Run Chart Use to: Monitor progress over time Display data in simplest form
Scatter Diagram: Quiz Average vs. Test Average 100 90 80 Quiz Average 70 60 50 50 60 70 80 90 100 Test Average Scatter Diagram
Item Analysis Use to: Determine mastered content Determine most common mistakes
Pareto Chart Use to: Rank issues in order of occurrence Decide which problems need to be addressed first Find the issues that have the greatest impact Monitor impact of changes
Pareto Chart: Types of mistakes in Division Problems 100 100 90 90 80 80 70 70 60 60 Cumulative percentage Percent 50 50 40 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 0 0 Incorrect multiplication Incorrect subtraction No decimal Other Mistake
Specific Examples You could use : • TSAT pre and post test • ITTS pre and post test
Data analysis provides: Insight and Questions ? ? ? ? ?
Questions to Ponder… • What question are we trying to answer? • What can we tell from the data? • What can we NOT tell from the data? What else might we want to know? • What good news is here for us to celebrate? • What opportunities for improvement are suggested by the data? Adapted from Getting Excited About Data, Edie Holcomb www.corwinpress.com
Action Thinking Maps Learning Modalities Provides Marzano Strategies Peer Tutor Answers! CRISS Strategies Cloze activities Cooperative Learning
Do It Again! Steps to Improvement ACT Make improvements. STUDY Analyze the results. DO Implement the plan. PLAN What information have I gained from my data? What interventions can I put In place?
Do It A S D Again! P Personal Action Plan What data can I access? What tools can I use to help me? What/who else do I need to help me? What is my start date? How will I evaluate the results?