Using Data to Improve Student Learning in High Schools
Contents\ • What Data are Important to Gather\ • Getting Started on Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement\ • Analyzing the Data: Who are We?\ • Analyzing the Data: How Do We Do Business\ • Analyzing the Data: What are Our Results?\ • Analyzing the Data: What are the Gaps? And What are the Causes of the Gaps?\ • Analyzing the Data: Implications for the Continuous School Improvement Plan\ • Analyzing the Data: Conclusions
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This workbook is for teachers and administrators who must make sense of data collected in schools, such as state student achievement test results and other qualitative and quantitative data. It uses real-life examples to guide readers through each stage of analyzing data and using it to support continuous improvement. Contained on the CD-ROM are dozens of printable forms, questionnaires, templates, and articles. Bernhardt (education, California State U., Chico) is Executive Director of Education for the Future Initiative. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Chapter 1: Introduction(The Importance of Data; Barriers to Using Data; The Purposes of this Book; The Structure of this Book; Summary)Chapter 2: What Data are Important?(Levels of Analysis; Focusing the Data; Study Questions; Summary; On the CD)Chapter 3: Getting Started on Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement(Analyzing Data Using a Continuous School Improvement Planning Model; Continuous School Improvement via The School Portfolio; Study Questions; Summary; On the CD)Chapter 4: Analyzing the Data: Who are We?(Our Example School: Big River High School; Study Questions; What I Saw in the Example; Summary; Typical Demographic Data to Gather; On the CD)Chapter 5: Analyzing the Data: How Do We Do Business?(Our Example School: Big River High School; Study Questions; What I Saw in the Example; Summary; On the CD)Chapter 6: Analyzing the Data: Where Are We Now?(How Can High Schools Measure Student Learning?; Grades; Analyzing the Results, Descriptively; Analyzing the Results, Inferentially; Our Example School: Big River High School; Study Questions; What I Saw in the Example; Summary; On the CD)Chapter 7: Analyzing the Data: What Are the Gaps and What Are the Root Causes of the Gaps?(Our Example School: Big River High School; What are the root Causes of Big River's Gaps?; Study Questions; What I Saw in the Example; Summary; On the CD)Chapter 8: Analyzing the Data: How Can Se Get to Where We Want to be?(Our Example School: Big River High School; Summary; On the CD)Chapter 9: Analyzing the Data: Conclusions and Recommendations(What the Example Shows; Data Warehouses; Who Does the Data Analysis Work?; The Role of the Administrator; Evaluation; Summary; Final Notes; On the CD)Appendix A: Overview of the CD ContentsAppendix B: Education for the Future Continuous Improvement ContinuumsGlossary of TermsReferences and Resources
