Collecting and Analyzing DataPresented By:Dana SirotiakDave Vadas10/17/2012

Why Check for Understanding? Part of the new Teacher Evaluation starting

2013-2014 Important step in the teaching and learning

process. Unless you check for understanding, it is difficult to know what the students are getting of out the lesson.

Research suggests it is important to identify and misunderstanding early that can interfere with learning.

Students become more aware of how they should self regulate themselves.

Formative vs. Summative Assessments

Formative Assessments: Occurs on a daily basis to keep track of

students’ growing understanding, knowledge, and skills.

Summative Assessments: Occurs at the end of a unit/topic, documenting

what the student has learned. (Summative assessments should be created before introducing content, lessons and assignments should LEAD students to summative)

Formative Assessment….. Depicts a student’s experience as a

learner Is used to make instructional adjustments Alerts teacher about student

misconceptions as an “early warning signal”

Allows students to build on previous experiences

Provides regular and frequent feedback

Types of Formative Assessments: (Will be discussed in depth in breakout sessions)

General Indicators Content Review and Questioning Summary Skill Mastery

Why Check for Understanding Assists the teacher with aligning

enduring understandings (EQ/DQs) into lessons and activities

Allows for differentiation instruction Assists in a Student-Centered Classrooms To focus on gap analysis (Closing the

Achievement Gap) Use Date to Improve Student

Achievement

Have the Date, Now what Do I Do? 1. Analyze Data 2. Drives Instruction 3. Differentiated Instruction/Small

Group Instruction

End Result

Break-out Session“How to Collect Data: Formative Assessments”

Dave’s session- Room

Dana’s session- Room 322