DataDriven Decisions and School Leadership Best Practices for
Data-Driven Decisions and School Leadership: Best Practices for School Improvement Theodore J. Kowalski Thomas J. Lasley II James W. Mahoney ¡ ¡ This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law: • Any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; • Preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images; • Any rental, lease, or lending of the program.
Chapter 7: Collecting and Assessing Data
External Data Sources (Selected) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) http: //nces. ed. gov State Department of Education Google the state department for your state
Nondirect Data Sources (Selected) Great. Schools v http: //Greatschools. net v Private School Review v http: //privateschoolreview. com v
Observer draws on only one type of evidence Observer has too little evidence Evidentiary Inadequacy Observer fails to observe for a long enough time
Indirect Observation (Key Questions) Ø Are specific learning targets established for each unit of study? Ø What specific content must students know and be able to demonstrate? Ø Are appropriate assessments in place to determine if students learned what they need to learn?
Learning Targets (Types) Reasoning Compare & Contrast Knowledge Basic Understandings Product Tangible Outcomes Skill Oral fluency or manipulation skills (Chappius & Chappuis, 2002)
Learning Assessments Recall of Information v v True-False Matching Fill-in-the-blank Multiple Choice Synthesizing of Information Essay Performance Assessment Key Question: Does the teacher use a variety of methods to collect data about students?
Creating Quality Assessments of Student Learning Set clear, well-defined learning targets Identify appropriate methods of assessment Ensure that enough information/data about student performance is collected Ensure that “outside” factors do not bias student results (e. g. , a noisy classroom)
Action Research Step 1: Reflect on what is or is not working Step 2: Focus on something specific Step 3: Clarify the specific question to be answered Step 4: Collect data Step 5: Analyze data Step 6: Take informal action Step 7: Report results
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