Using Data Effectively
Effective data will show teachers how to adapt their teaching to meet the instructional needs of their students.
Effective data will show students how to improve their learning by increasing understanding of specific material.
Effective data will show students how to improve their learning by increasing understanding of specific material.
DO
1. Collect data on each student based on their understanding of the material.
2. Collect data on the class as a whole to guide instruction. 3. Use a variety of techniques to collect data on students. 4. Collect enough data to assess students progress. 5. Use data to guide students, guide the teacher, and assign grades to student work. |
DON'T
1. Show favoritism in collecting data.
2. Collect a singular type of data or focus only on individualized data collecting. 3. Stick with the exact same methods every lesson. 4. Collect an overwhelming amount of data. 5. Allow data to consistently remain unused by the students and/or teacher. |