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Using Data for Decision Making
- BEYOND TEST SCORES: LEADING INDICATORS FOR EDUCATION
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“Leading indicators” in education — as in economics — can provide early signs of progress toward academic achievement and thus help district leaders and other stakeholders make informed decisions about efforts to improve student learning — before the test results come in. A new study by the Annenberg Institute, Beyond Test Scores: Leading Indicators for Education, looks at four districts — Chattanooga, Montgomery County (MD), Naperville (IN), and Philadelphia — that have developed leading indicators and seeks to expand the notion of these difficult-to-quantify but important measures, such as student engagement and central office practice. (2008)
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- Evidence-Based Practice: Voices in Urban Education 6
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> VUE 6 online
[Includes articles, excerpts, resources, author bios]
Schools and districts are under enormous pressure to use evidence to decide on appropriate policies and practices. But many educators are uncertain about what counts as evidence or how data and research can inform practice. This issue of Voices in Urban Education looks at the latest thinking about evidence-based practice from four perspectives that address the practical needs of educators. Articles by Robert Rothman, Warren Simmons, David Abbott, Meredith I. Honig and Cynthia E. Coburn, and Dale Mezzacappa. (Winter 2005)
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- From Data to Decisions: Lessons from School Districts Using Data Warehousing
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This report offers district leaders practical information about data warehousing from eight districts that have successfully used this approach. The report discusses what a data warehouse is, technology and culture issues that data warehousing has the potential to address, key development and operational issues, lessons from the eight districts, and resources. (2005)
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- Research Perspectives on School Reform: Lessons from the Annenberg Challenge
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[No charge; 136 pages]
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[PDFs of 9 chapters]
This collection of essays, written by project directors and local evaluators at seven of the Annenberg Challenge sites, offers a unique, inside view of what the projects set out to do and how the partnerships between Challenge research and program staffs at the sites helped clarify and refocus the work over time. The volume features an introduction by Brenda Turnbull of Policy Studies Associates, who collected and edited the essays and a preface by Institute Executive Director Warren Simmons and Deputy Director Michael Grady. (2003)
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- Surveys: Tools for Accountability
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[Overview, Introduction, 7 survey tools; $55]
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Surveys can help to gather data about perceptions, attitudes, or beliefs of the broad constituencies for school improvement — school staff, parents, community members, students, and others. This “tool drawer” introduces the basics of how to use (and not to use) surveys and provides a step-by-step guide for designing (or choosing) and conducting an effective survey. The drawer also includes proven survey instruments for conducting needs assessments, measuring school climate, and measuring progress toward change, as well as ways to use technology and other methods to elicit reactions from various audiences about school-related issues. (2002)
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- Using Data for Decisions: Voices in Urban Education 18
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[Includes articles, excerpts, resources, author bios]
Using data in educational decision making has become one of the hottest topics in the field. But using data for decisions still poses a challenge. How can districts and communities sift through data, analyze the data, and make sure those who make decisions are able to make use of the data? How can decision making really be data-driven? This issue of Voices in Urban Education looks at districts and communities that have shown success in using data effectively. Articles by Robert Rothman, Richard J. Murnane, Elizabeth A. City, and Kristan Singleton, Debra Vaughan and Kirk Kelly, David Chiszar, Seema Shah, Jacob Mishook, Ellen Foley, Joanne Thompson, and Michael Kubiak. (Winter 2008)
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- Using Data for School Improvement: Report on the Second Practitioners' Conference for Annenberg Challenge Sites
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[PDF: 58 pages, 1 MB]
Sharing information and experiences about how schools are using data to improve student performance, the report includes broad learnings from the conference, a framework for rethinking accountability, data collection examples from the schools doing the work, resources, and more. (1995)
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