1. Using Data to Improve Student Achievement Summer 2006 Preschool CSDC

2. Outcomes Know why we need to look at data Know why we need to look at data Know how to use data in planning for increased productivity. Know how to use data in planning for increased productivity.

3. Why Look at Data? The purpose of data is to give educators INSIGHT!

4. What tools do we have? FCAT Inquiry (Summative) FCAT Inquiry (Summative) Teacher Tools for Data Collection Teacher Tools for Data Collection (Can be Summative or Formative) Histogram Pareto Chart Run Chart Scatter Diagram Item Analysis Radar

5. Histogram Bar chart representing a frequency distribution of student scores Heights of the bars represent number of students scoring at same level/score Used to Monitor progress

6. Run Chart Use to: Monitor progress over time Display data in simplest form

7. Scatter Diagram Scatter Diagram: Quiz Average vs. Test Average 50 60 70 80 90 100 5060708090100 Test Average Quiz Average

8. Item Analysis Use to: Determine mastered content Determine most common mistakes

9. Pareto Chart Use to: Rank issues in order of occurrence Decide which problems need to be addressed first Find the issues that have the greatest impact Monitor impact of changes

10. Pareto Chart: Types of mistakes in Division Problems 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Incorrect multiplicationIncorrect subtractionNo decimalOther Mistake Percent 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Cumulative percentage

11. Specific Examples You could use : TSAT pre and post test TSAT pre and post test ITTS pre and post test ITTS pre and post test

12. Data analysis provides: Insight and Questions

13. Adapted from Getting Excited About Data, Edie Holcomb www.corwinpress.com What question are we trying to answer? What can we tell from the data? What can we NOT tell from the data? What else might we want to know? What good news is here for us to celebrate? What opportunities for improvement are suggested by the data? Questions to Ponder…

14. Action Answers! Provides

15. What information have I gained from my data? What interventions can I put In place? Implement the plan. Analyze the results. Make improvements. Steps to Improvement PLAN DO STUDY ACT

16. Personal Action Plan What data can I access? What tools can I use to help me? What/who else do I need to help me? What is my start date? How will I evaluate the results? P D S A