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Questioning the Data: Forming a Hypothesis Joshua Loman
GCU: EDA 575 Data-Driven Decisions for School Improvement
June 26, 2013
Hypothesis: Questioning the Data The data shows that a data team is needed. How will this data team help George Washington Community High School raise their test scores? Three things will happen by implementing this team. First a remediation course will be put in place to help raise tests scores. A department team for English and math will be assembled to create a curriculum for improving ISTEP+ scores. Then the data team will be called upon to analyze the data and see where progress was made. Then finally students will take their post remediation test to see if improvement was made. The first …show more content…
step is creating and implementing a remediation course. During this time it is essential to find out what motivates students to want to learn or not want to learn. (Bowman, 2011) In order for this remediation plan to work students must find it fun and engaging. To many times students are bored to frustration with basic standardized test. Data teams are great because they monitor student progress towards reaching the outlined goals in regards to school performance. Finally the data team will collect the results from the success period classes while they switch after the first nine weeks. Then after the first semester students will take the same pre-test as a post test to see what improvements were made. When standardized test are used the same test should always be used as a post-test to effectively ensure that proper results are reflected in the outgoing data. Too many times our educational testing system looks like the picture below.
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Graphic Organizer for Hypothesis
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What Is Not Indicated By the Data? * Individual student performance. * Previous school year results to monitor improvement.
What School Improvement Needs Arose from the Data?
* Need for Success Period * Students need to participate in Success Period * Department teams create standardized testing material. * Data coaches monitor progress made by students in English and Math Success periods/
What Is the Bad News from the Data?
* GWCHS – has a long road ahead. * In each subject more than 50% of the students are failing ISTEP+ * Frequent absences by students could greatly hurt the progress of Success Period.
What Is Not Indicated By the Data? * Individual student performance. * Previous school year results to monitor improvement.
What School Improvement Needs Arose from the Data?
* Need for Success Period * Students need to participate in Success Period * Department teams create standardized testing material. * Data coaches monitor progress made by students in English and Math Success periods/
What Is the Bad News from the Data?
* GWCHS – has a long road ahead. * In each subject more than 50% of the students are failing ISTEP+ * Frequent absences by students could greatly hurt the progress of Success Period.
Data Indication? * – Half of all middle school students are below passing in regards to English, Math, Science and Social Studies.
* Shows the percentage of how well students did on each Indiana State Standard.
What Else Should Be Known to Add Value to the Data? * How will a students’ test be administered? * How much remediation was given to students before they took the test? * What state standards were covered up until the test? * Do these state standards show up on testing day?
What is the good news from the Data? * Students are strong in mathematics which can be a tough subject. * Implementing a targeted Success Period should greatly improve the poor scores achieved by students from last year. .
Data Indication? * – Half of all middle school students are below passing in regards to English, Math, Science and Social Studies. * Shows the percentage of how well students did on each Indiana State Standard.
What Else Should Be Known to Add Value to the Data? * How will a students’ test be administered? * How much remediation was given to students before they took the test? * What state standards were covered up until the test? * Do these state standards show up on testing
day?
What is the good news from the Data? * Students are strong in mathematics which can be a tough subject. * Implementing a targeted Success Period should greatly improve the poor scores achieved by students from last year. .
FORMING A HYPOTHESIS FLOW CHART 1. 2. 3.
IDENTIFY CHANGES THAT CAN BE MADE AS ARESULT OF THE ENACTED IMPORVEMENT.
* Hall sweeps to ensure students get to class and participates in Success Period.
* Have the ability to create standardized success period lesson plans.
IDENTIFY CHANGES THAT CAN BE MADE AS ARESULT OF THE ENACTED IMPORVEMENT.
* Hall sweeps to ensure students get to class and participates in Success Period.
* Have the ability to create standardized success period lesson plans.
WHEN WILL THE TEAM EVALUATE AND ANALAYZE DATA?
Data coaches will view data results from students in success periods during week three, five and seven. Then at the beginning of the new nine weeks data coaches will issue the results in a graphic organizer. At that moment in time students should have already switched between math and English and the cycle repeats.
WHEN WILL THE TEAM EVALUATE AND ANALAYZE DATA?
Data coaches will view data results from students in success periods during week three, five and seven. Then at the beginning of the new nine weeks data coaches will issue the results in a graphic organizer. At that moment in time students should have already switched between math and English and the cycle repeats.
PROCESS TO MEASURE IMPROVEMENT.
Data coaches are assembled to monitor student progress made towards Success Period.
Success period is a thirty minute class period Monday – Friday that students take that will cycle every nine weeks between English and Mathematics.
PROCESS TO MEASURE IMPROVEMENT.
Data coaches are assembled to monitor student progress made towards Success Period.
Success period is a thirty minute class period Monday – Friday that students take that will cycle every nine weeks between English and Mathematics.
References
References
Bowman, R. (2011). Rethinking What Motivates and Inspires Students. Clearing House, 84(6), 264-269. doi:10.1080/00098655.2011.592164 https://nyc-acuity.mcgraw-hill.com/index.jsp Retrieved on June 26, 2013 http://ifunny.mobi/i/vrkciXUv?fb_action_ids=10151666685276462%2C10151666680901462&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map={%2210151666685276462%22%3A286998561434824%2C%2210151666680901462%22%3A208010282656151}&action_type_map={%2210151666685276462%22%3A%22og.likes%22%2C%2210151666680901462%22%3A%22og.likes%22}&action_ref_map=[] Retrieved on June 26, 2013
Questioning the Data: Forming a Hypothesis Joshua Loman
GCU: EDA 575 Data-Driven Decisions for School Improvement
June 26, 2013
Hypothesis: Questioning the Data The data shows that a data team is needed. How will this data team help George Washington Community High School raise their test scores? Three things will happen by implementing this team. First a remediation course will be put in place to help raise tests scores. A department team for English and math will be assembled to create a curriculum for improving ISTEP+ scores. Then the data team will be called upon to analyze the data and see where progress was made. Then finally students will take their post remediation test to see if improvement was made. The first …show more content…
step is creating and implementing a remediation course. During this time it is essential to find out what motivates students to want to learn or not want to learn. (Bowman, 2011) In order for this remediation plan to work students must find it fun and engaging. To many times students are bored to frustration with basic standardized test. Data teams are great because they monitor student progress towards reaching the outlined goals in regards to school performance. Finally the data team will collect the results from the success period classes while they switch after the first nine weeks. Then after the first semester students will take the same pre-test as a post test to see what improvements were made. When standardized test are used the same test should always be used as a post-test to effectively ensure that proper results are reflected in the outgoing data. Too many times our educational testing system looks like the picture below.
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Graphic Organizer for Hypothesis
HAVE HAVE NOT
What Is Not Indicated By the Data? * Individual student performance. * Previous school year results to monitor improvement.
What School Improvement Needs Arose from the Data?
* Need for Success Period * Students need to participate in Success Period * Department teams create standardized testing material. * Data coaches monitor progress made by students in English and Math Success periods/
What Is the Bad News from the Data?
* GWCHS – has a long road ahead. * In each subject more than 50% of the students are failing ISTEP+ * Frequent absences by students could greatly hurt the progress of Success Period.
What Is Not Indicated By the Data? * Individual student performance. * Previous school year results to monitor improvement.
What School Improvement Needs Arose from the Data?
* Need for Success Period * Students need to participate in Success Period * Department teams create standardized testing material. * Data coaches monitor progress made by students in English and Math Success periods/
What Is the Bad News from the Data?
* GWCHS – has a long road ahead. * In each subject more than 50% of the students are failing ISTEP+ * Frequent absences by students could greatly hurt the progress of Success Period.
Data Indication? * – Half of all middle school students are below passing in regards to English, Math, Science and Social Studies.
* Shows the percentage of how well students did on each Indiana State Standard.
What Else Should Be Known to Add Value to the Data? * How will a students’ test be administered? * How much remediation was given to students before they took the test? * What state standards were covered up until the test? * Do these state standards show up on testing day?
What is the good news from the Data? * Students are strong in mathematics which can be a tough subject. * Implementing a targeted Success Period should greatly improve the poor scores achieved by students from last year. .
Data Indication? * – Half of all middle school students are below passing in regards to English, Math, Science and Social Studies. * Shows the percentage of how well students did on each Indiana State Standard.
What Else Should Be Known to Add Value to the Data? * How will a students’ test be administered? * How much remediation was given to students before they took the test? * What state standards were covered up until the test? * Do these state standards show up on testing
day?
What is the good news from the Data? * Students are strong in mathematics which can be a tough subject. * Implementing a targeted Success Period should greatly improve the poor scores achieved by students from last year. .
FORMING A HYPOTHESIS FLOW CHART 1. 2. 3.
IDENTIFY CHANGES THAT CAN BE MADE AS ARESULT OF THE ENACTED IMPORVEMENT.
* Hall sweeps to ensure students get to class and participates in Success Period.
* Have the ability to create standardized success period lesson plans.
IDENTIFY CHANGES THAT CAN BE MADE AS ARESULT OF THE ENACTED IMPORVEMENT.
* Hall sweeps to ensure students get to class and participates in Success Period.
* Have the ability to create standardized success period lesson plans.
WHEN WILL THE TEAM EVALUATE AND ANALAYZE DATA?
Data coaches will view data results from students in success periods during week three, five and seven. Then at the beginning of the new nine weeks data coaches will issue the results in a graphic organizer. At that moment in time students should have already switched between math and English and the cycle repeats.
WHEN WILL THE TEAM EVALUATE AND ANALAYZE DATA?
Data coaches will view data results from students in success periods during week three, five and seven. Then at the beginning of the new nine weeks data coaches will issue the results in a graphic organizer. At that moment in time students should have already switched between math and English and the cycle repeats.
PROCESS TO MEASURE IMPROVEMENT.
Data coaches are assembled to monitor student progress made towards Success Period.
Success period is a thirty minute class period Monday – Friday that students take that will cycle every nine weeks between English and Mathematics.
PROCESS TO MEASURE IMPROVEMENT.
Data coaches are assembled to monitor student progress made towards Success Period.
Success period is a thirty minute class period Monday – Friday that students take that will cycle every nine weeks between English and Mathematics.
References
References
Bowman, R. (2011). Rethinking What Motivates and Inspires Students. Clearing House, 84(6), 264-269. doi:10.1080/00098655.2011.592164 https://nyc-acuity.mcgraw-hill.com/index.jsp Retrieved on June 26, 2013 http://ifunny.mobi/i/vrkciXUv?fb_action_ids=10151666685276462%2C10151666680901462&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map={%2210151666685276462%22%3A286998561434824%2C%2210151666680901462%22%3A208010282656151}&action_type_map={%2210151666685276462%22%3A%22og.likes%22%2C%2210151666680901462%22%3A%22og.likes%22}&action_ref_map=[] Retrieved on June 26, 2013