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.
Artifact: Data Overview
Reflection:
This artifact is a Data Overview completed for the Data Analysis and School Improvement course. I analyzed student achievement data for the Biology EOCT. I then created a narrated presentation to analyze and describe trends in the performance of HHS students on the Biology EOCT.
This artifact demonstrates my ability to model and facilitate the use of digital tools and resources to collect, analyze, and interpret student achievement data because I downloaded an excel spreadsheet of state, district, and school data and analyzed it to show trends in our students achievement. I disaggregated the data by race, gender, SES status, and disability. I then interpreted that data and made suggestions for future plans. For example, I saw that our male students are performing at significantly lower levels than our female students and I suggested each teacher look at their specific data to determine if this was true in their classroom and to work together to determine strategies for reaching our males students. I also noticed that achievement gaps by race are closing which means that we should continue to focus on those subgroups and analyze what is working well for them to apply it to the subgroups that are not performing as well.
This artifact also shows that I can communicate the findings of my data analysis through the use of a narrated PowerPoint. I used digital graphs and charts to visually display the important findings from the data. This PowerPoint shows that I am able to use a variety of digital tools to communicate the findings from detailed data analysis.
The artifact also displays that I am able to implement appropriate interventions to improve instructional practice and maximize student learning because the last slide of the PowerPoint shows questions I would use to engage Biology teachers in brainstorming how to improve their results. After gathering their individual data, I would have teachers collaborate and serve as mentors based on their strengths.
Through the completion of this artifact, I learned that just looking at the raw pass rate does not tell the entire story of the data. You must disaggregate it according to several subgroups to see the various trends. I would have preferred to do this overview on Coordinate Algebra, but there was not enough data at the time to complete an overview.
This artifact is a Data Overview completed for the Data Analysis and School Improvement course. I analyzed student achievement data for the Biology EOCT. I then created a narrated presentation to analyze and describe trends in the performance of HHS students on the Biology EOCT.
This artifact demonstrates my ability to model and facilitate the use of digital tools and resources to collect, analyze, and interpret student achievement data because I downloaded an excel spreadsheet of state, district, and school data and analyzed it to show trends in our students achievement. I disaggregated the data by race, gender, SES status, and disability. I then interpreted that data and made suggestions for future plans. For example, I saw that our male students are performing at significantly lower levels than our female students and I suggested each teacher look at their specific data to determine if this was true in their classroom and to work together to determine strategies for reaching our males students. I also noticed that achievement gaps by race are closing which means that we should continue to focus on those subgroups and analyze what is working well for them to apply it to the subgroups that are not performing as well.
This artifact also shows that I can communicate the findings of my data analysis through the use of a narrated PowerPoint. I used digital graphs and charts to visually display the important findings from the data. This PowerPoint shows that I am able to use a variety of digital tools to communicate the findings from detailed data analysis.
The artifact also displays that I am able to implement appropriate interventions to improve instructional practice and maximize student learning because the last slide of the PowerPoint shows questions I would use to engage Biology teachers in brainstorming how to improve their results. After gathering their individual data, I would have teachers collaborate and serve as mentors based on their strengths.
Through the completion of this artifact, I learned that just looking at the raw pass rate does not tell the entire story of the data. You must disaggregate it according to several subgroups to see the various trends. I would have preferred to do this overview on Coordinate Algebra, but there was not enough data at the time to complete an overview.