2.8 Data Analysis
Candidates model and facilitate the effective use of digital tools and resources to systematically collect and analyze student achievement data, interpret results, communicate findings, and implement appropriate interventions to improve instructional practice and maximize student learning. (ISTE 2h)
Artifact:
Reflection:
The Data Overview artifact for standard 2.8 is an overview of my schools’ forms of data and results of that data. This overview is in a presentation format where I was able to use my elementary school’s demographic and test data to pull out any relevant information that could improve the scores or that could help reach the LSPI goals. The overview used charts made with excel to visually show the information and discussed observations that were found based on that data.
This artifact demonstrates master of standard 2.8 because it shows the effective use of digital tools and resources to systematically collect and analyze student achievement data, and interpret the results as well as communicate findings and then implement appropriate interventions to improve instructional practices and maximize student learning. When first starting this project, I had to model and facilitate the use of digital tools to collect, analyze, and interpret the data that would be used. I was able to collect data through the department of education about multiple forms of information like, number of students, ELL population, gender, race/ethnicity, SES, teacher information, test scores for grade levels and subjects, etc. All of this data needs to be first located and created into visual charts using excel. The charts created a way to analyze the findings in the data in the best way possible It was easy to see the changes in the four years of data just by looking at the chart. After analyzing my observations based on the charts interpreted the meaning of the information I found. By interpreting the data I was able to come up with ways to improve practices and find strengths and weaknesses in areas to help school improvement. I was also able to model and facilitate the use of a screencast and PowerPoint to communicate my findings. By creating this presentation teachers and administration can look at the data and see my findings to help spark ideas that can help learning and decide on changes that can be made. Lastly, I was able to model and facilitate the use of digital tools and resources to implement appropriate interventions to improve instructional practices and maximize student learning. After looking at all of the data and focusing on specific aspects of the data I was able to think about how the suggested changes could be implemented to help make actual changes. This artifact should be able to help a data team have an easier time when analyzing data due to the ideas that are already spelled out as well as how those ideas can be implemented in classrooms.
The work that went into creating this artifact taught me the value of looking at data to find new information. Most of the time when I look at data, I am just looking at a page of information about one subject but by looking at all forms of data together in a visual way I was able to come up with more findings and observations that cross different ideas. Without a visual or looking at multiple forms of data all at once I would have never seen a correlation. One thing I would do differently with this artifact is to dig deeper into the science scores for Milestones to see why the science scores changed so much. This may give me more information on how to come up with a plan for science or for other subjects.
The data overview artifact impacts school improvement because it helps reach our school goals by looking at ways to improve instructional practices and maximize student learning. By looking at the data we are able to reach conclusions and come up with ways to improve the school’s practices. This impact can be assessed by making changes and seeing how the scores are impacted at the end.
The Data Overview artifact for standard 2.8 is an overview of my schools’ forms of data and results of that data. This overview is in a presentation format where I was able to use my elementary school’s demographic and test data to pull out any relevant information that could improve the scores or that could help reach the LSPI goals. The overview used charts made with excel to visually show the information and discussed observations that were found based on that data.
This artifact demonstrates master of standard 2.8 because it shows the effective use of digital tools and resources to systematically collect and analyze student achievement data, and interpret the results as well as communicate findings and then implement appropriate interventions to improve instructional practices and maximize student learning. When first starting this project, I had to model and facilitate the use of digital tools to collect, analyze, and interpret the data that would be used. I was able to collect data through the department of education about multiple forms of information like, number of students, ELL population, gender, race/ethnicity, SES, teacher information, test scores for grade levels and subjects, etc. All of this data needs to be first located and created into visual charts using excel. The charts created a way to analyze the findings in the data in the best way possible It was easy to see the changes in the four years of data just by looking at the chart. After analyzing my observations based on the charts interpreted the meaning of the information I found. By interpreting the data I was able to come up with ways to improve practices and find strengths and weaknesses in areas to help school improvement. I was also able to model and facilitate the use of a screencast and PowerPoint to communicate my findings. By creating this presentation teachers and administration can look at the data and see my findings to help spark ideas that can help learning and decide on changes that can be made. Lastly, I was able to model and facilitate the use of digital tools and resources to implement appropriate interventions to improve instructional practices and maximize student learning. After looking at all of the data and focusing on specific aspects of the data I was able to think about how the suggested changes could be implemented to help make actual changes. This artifact should be able to help a data team have an easier time when analyzing data due to the ideas that are already spelled out as well as how those ideas can be implemented in classrooms.
The work that went into creating this artifact taught me the value of looking at data to find new information. Most of the time when I look at data, I am just looking at a page of information about one subject but by looking at all forms of data together in a visual way I was able to come up with more findings and observations that cross different ideas. Without a visual or looking at multiple forms of data all at once I would have never seen a correlation. One thing I would do differently with this artifact is to dig deeper into the science scores for Milestones to see why the science scores changed so much. This may give me more information on how to come up with a plan for science or for other subjects.
The data overview artifact impacts school improvement because it helps reach our school goals by looking at ways to improve instructional practices and maximize student learning. By looking at the data we are able to reach conclusions and come up with ways to improve the school’s practices. This impact can be assessed by making changes and seeing how the scores are impacted at the end.