EDL 522 Human Resources

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Data Analasys

Dr. Closen , I think, is correct when he say's that we need to see as much data that we can. I know that I have not dealt with much data. I am very glad that we are looking at this stuff to give me some kind of idea what to look at and how to interpret the numbers.
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3 comments:

TVallas said...

I agree. I really enjoy looking at the data but I have to admit that before this program the school reports really didn't make much sense to me. I think data analysis is definitly a skill the average teacher needs to work at.

January 22, 2008 at 7:33 AM
Anonymous said...

My previous superintendent required the staff to do data analysis yearly. During teacher's institute in the fall, the data was distributed to the staff. The staff was divided into designated committees. Each committee was assigned the task of reporting on the growth, lack of growth, and areas to be addressed for instruction before future testing. Each committee typed a report and presented it to the school board on a rotational basis.

I have found that although many of us complained when this process was initially implemented, it has be an invaluable tool for me. I have had to use it in many of my college courses and continue to use it today in the school setting.

January 22, 2008 at 6:01 PM
Jim Wilson said...

Our administration has us look at the data each year when ISAT results come back. She breaks the data down by grade level and we can see where we are strong and where we need to do some tweaking.

We look at trends across years and classes to help me see what gaps I've created or if there is any consistency with where they're falling short.

January 23, 2008 at 6:57 AM

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