1. Data Collection and Analysis Kathy Piechura-Couture Stetson University

2. What do you collect? Early grades (K-2) DIBELS Standardized tests (Stanford 10, CTBS) State Test Scores (3-12) Survey Data

3. How do you report data? Percentiles: Good for parents, lay people, news reportsPercentiles: Statistical analysis: Good for dissertations, proves that the effect didn’t happen by chance.Statistical analysis: –Fisher’s T-Test (http://www.graphpad.com/quickcalcs/contingency 1.cfm)http://www.graphpad.com/quickcalcs/contingency 1.cfm Survey data: Great for tweaking of programs and richer data context (http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Educational-Services/Public- School-Choice/SingleGender/Surveys.html)http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Educational-Services/Public- School-Choice/SingleGender/Surveys.html

4. Questions to ask yourself Why am I collecting this data? What do I want to do with the data? Who is my audience? What decisions need to be made with the data?