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ERIC Number: EJ1058372
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Dec
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1528-5804
EISSN: N/A
Data-Driven Decision-Making: Facilitating Teacher Use of Student Data to Inform Classroom Instruction
Schifter, Catherine C.; Natarajan, Uma; Ketelhut, Diane Jass; Kirchgessner, Amanda
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), v14 n4 p419-432 Dec 2014
Data-driven decision making is essential in K-12 education today, but teachers often do not know how to make use of extensive data sets. Research shows that teachers are not taught how to use extensive data (i.e., multiple data sets) to reflect on student progress or to differentiate instruction. This paper presents a process used in an National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project to help middle-grade science teachers use elaborate and diverse data from virtual environment game modules designed for assessment of science inquiry. The NSF-funded project dashboard is presented, along with results showing promise for a model of training teachers to use data from the dashboard and data-driven decision making principles, to identify science misunderstandings, and to use the data to design lesson options to address those misunderstandings.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Intermediate Grades
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 0822308/1157534