ERIC Number: EJ684193
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Jul-1
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1082-4669
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Involving Teachers in Data-Driven Decision Making: Using Computer Data Systems to Support Teacher Inquiry and Reflection
Wayman, Jeffrey C.
Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, v10 n3 p295-308 Jul 2005
Accountability mandates such as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) have drawn attention to the practical use of student data for school improvement. Nevertheless, schools may struggle with these mandates because student data are often stored in forms that are difficult to access, manipulate, and interpret. Such access barriers additionally preclude the use of data at the classroom level to inform and impact instruction. Fortunately, there are newly available computer technologies that allow efficient organization and access to student data. In addition to allowing easier accountability reporting, these tools allow user-friendly data access at all educational levels, meaning that teachers can use these tools to engage in the informed reflection necessary to improve classroom practice. In this article, I discuss teacher use of these systems, providing insight into the function of these tools and discussing conditions that make these tools of the most service to teachers.
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Information Technology, Information Seeking, Inquiry, Reflective Teaching
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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IES Cited: ED506645