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Using data and statistical information in the
classroom. ™
Using data and statistical information in the
classroom.
New paradigm for measuring student growth using MCAS data:
The Growth Model. It's not just the individual scores that will be
tracked, it's "did this student, school, district improve over time?"
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Data takes center stage in planning for a standards based classroom. In your school or district you may be familiar with Testwiz and now, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Data Warehouse application. MCAS Mentor's Teacher's Manuals contain practical day by day ways to collect, store and analyze data for maximized student achievement. For some free ways to learn the basics, we've created some links to resources we like for using data at the classroom level. |
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Find the school and district profiles provided by the DESE. Use this site to stimulate discussion about using data to facilitate test preparation courses in your school: Do you need more language support services? How does your school or district compare to others in the state. Truly mine the data for information that will directly alter the way you teach. Districts use the PIM process for data analysis and planning (Performance Improvement Mapping.) |
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As we prepare our students to take MCAS Tests, teachers all over the state are looking for effective ways to teach to curriculum standards without just teaching material that "might" be on the test. MCAS Mentor has researched some of the data produced by the State Department of Education and other organizations. Our intent has been to learn if there are common factors that may have led to poor showings in some school districts. Also, we urge teachers to learn to use database software to analyze classroom data. Close inspection of individual student responses to answers on tests (or item analysis), reveals much about areas where a teacher can boost skills. These kinds of statistics are distributed to school district leaders and Principals after the tests have been given. If you learn to use database and spreadsheet programs like Testwiz, FileMaker Pro or Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel, you can read and create your own databases and spreadsheets. To teach kids how to use spreadsheets and learn a few things yourself, we like The Cruncher, well worth the price. 2010 is a big census year, use the census to teach students about data, Math Strand Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability. Find the Mathematics Curriculum Frameworks here. |
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