Catch them before they fall

The Power of Data

By: Rani Baksh

If you want to see it,teach it!

If you teach it, assess it!

If you assess it, use it to guide instruction!

Assess again to see if instruction was effective!

Step 1: Decide, as a team, which data to analyze

** Utilize assessments given throughAssessTrax - it makes life easier!!

This report is the common report printed to view student results.

Student Results Report Log in to AssessTrax Click “Work with my tests and classes” Select a completed assessment Click “View Results” Select the class Click “Student Level Results”

Step 2: Collect & Organize Data

**Each teacher should access the Answer Frequency Report in

AssessTrax - results should be compiled into one chart

Answer Frequency Report (percentage of the class that selected each answer choice) Log in to AssessTrax Click “Work with my tests and

classes” Select a completed assessment Click “View Results” Select the class Click “Answers” along the Analysis

bar

Teachers should combine frequency scores in one chart. The chart should be saved on the shared drive and each teacher can in their own scores. A

Any score below 70% should be marked in red.

Look for trends. Skills that indicate weakness

should be noted.

Step 3: Analyze Data to identify strengths,

weaknesses and trends

What other data can AssessTrax give

us?

AssessTrax can also give us reports called Matrix Reports, which include:

1. Student Answers by Question Number

2. Student Scores by Objective

3. A Description of the Objectives addressed on each assessment

4. Question Descriptions (not available for benchmarks)

5. The ability to group student results according to assessment performance

Log in to AssessTrax Click “Work with my tests and classes” Select a completed assessment Click “View Results” Select the class Click “Class Reports” along the Reporting bar Click on “Matrix Reports” Click “Continue” Select “Yes” and “Color” under Report Options You can select all students, or specific groups of students you’d like to analyze – you will

always get the same 4 reports Click “Continue” You will get a message box notifying you that the report may take several minutes to

generate – click “OK” Select “Get Printed Report”

Steps to Assess Matrix Reports

Identify and click on scores below 70%Assesstraxs will group students and highlight which questions students struggled on . Wrong answers are marked in pink. Search for patterns!

Criteria: Students grouped by scored and questions.

The on level group of students. Trends start to emerge.

With students that scored high, you can target specific questions.

Another option, analyze by two different criteria. This report shows students grouped by score and objective.

Middle group 70%- 80%

Students scoring >90%

When classroom instruction is not enough….

strategically plan to do more!

Step 4: Create an Action Plan** Share ideas, strategies and lesson

plans that have been successful

Good decisions are based on data. Better decisions are made after collecting and examining data, reflecting on alternatives, and getting feedback from others.