Here are a few tips that I've learned from leaders who have gone through the process of asking for, reflecting on, and using
student feedback data to make their schools better.
Armed with this baseline data, district leadership partnered with principals and school staff to use
their student feedback data to inform anti-bullying programs and strategies.
Not exact matches
Ongoing
data collection activities enable social policy researchers like me to provide reliable and informative
feedback on the effectiveness of policy change on
student behavior and achievement.
Kate Copping - Westgarth Primary School, Victoria Using
Data to Develop Collaborative Practice and Improve
Student Learning Outcomes Dr Bronte Nicholls and Jason Loke, Australian Science and Mathematics School, South Australia Using New Technology for Classroom Assessment: An iPad app to measure learning in dance education Sue Mullane - Sunshine Special Developmental School, Victoria Dr Kim Dunphy - Making Dance Matter, Victoria Effective Differentiation: Changing outcomes in a multi-campus school Yvonne Reilly and Jodie Parsons - Sunshine College, Victoria Improving Numeracy Outcomes: Findings from an intervention program Michaela Epstein - Chaffey Secondary College, Victoria Workshop: Developing Rubrics and Guttman Charts to Target All
Students» Zones of Proximal Development Holly Bishop - Westgarth Primary School, Victoria Bree Bishop - Carwatha College P - 12, Victoria Raising the Bar: School Improvement in action Beth Gilligan, Selina Kinne, Andrew Pritchard, Kate Longey and Fred O'Leary - Dominic College, Tasmania Teacher
Feedback: Creating a positive culture for reform Peta Ranieri - John Wollaston Anglican Community School, Western Australia
An early intervention program for Kindergarten
students, a program involving professional learning teams working together to increase teacher knowledge, and an action research project looking at how to use
data to support
student learning and
feedback.
The software provided large amounts of
data on each
student, allowing me to identify skills they were working on, how long they spent on a quest, badges earned, and standards met, as well as reading their
feedback on each quest.
While there are hundreds of technology tools out there to help language arts teachers, these four have helped me enhance my use of formative
data and
feedback to further
student achievement in a diverse and differentiated classroom.
This also provides the teacher with invaluable
feedback and
data from which to design the unit of study, by seeing the focus of
student search and where the need exists to broaden the class perspective.
The projects were not without challenges, including extra work for the teachers in
data collection and provision of additional
feedback for
students.
Product launches Several product launches took place at the Expo, including Playbook» s Scalebook, an app that not only gives
students instant
feedback, but also records all their practice
data — which teachers can then access via a cloud server to see exactly what has been practised and identify any areas of concern.
Big
Data is being leveraged in the enterprise to identify who needs training, determine the frequency of the training, assess how the
students are interacting with the course and providing an opportunity to solicit real - time
feedback from these
students.
provides status reports that demonstrate how
students and schools are doing based on attendance records ~ emotional and behavioral health statistics ~
feedback from school climate surveys ~ and
data from school nurses and the physical education department.
While in the past, this sort of
feedback required dedicated devices («clickers»), a number of free resources exist to allow any
student device to send and collect
data.
Using
student performance
data that is generated by the tool, teachers can view how each
student in a class is progressing and then provide targeted one - on - one
feedback.
In Louisiana, the Value Added Teacher Preparation Assessment Model uses
student - assessment
data to give
feedback to teacher - preparation programs.
This resource provides a clear, simple rationale for providing comment only
feedback to
students whilst ensuring that
data is collected recording and reporting purposes and linking to the new numeric GCSE grading system (9 to 1).
Big
Data is a form of constant
feedback that allows educators to measure
students» understanding of, and responses to, the information being presented.
But armed with
data and rapid
feedback that was actionable — meaning
students could use it to figure out where they needed to do more work and improve their performance —
students would be able to achieve success.
Following from the emphasis on
student agency and individual mastery, Summit decided that giving
students rapid
feedback and
data about their performance would be a critical experience for them to accomplish their job of feeling successful.
This short - cycle
feedback loop allows
students not only to make progress — and feel ownership of their progress — in steady, frequent increments, but also to have access to actionable
data.
Once
students complete the application, provide
feedback, analyze the
data, and then go back to the design phase as noted in the previous article to make adjustments to the course.
Student feedback is hugely important, so it's vital you don't just ask your
students to complete surveys and then do nothing useful with the
data.
Robert Marzano classifies exit tickets into four different categories: formative assessment
data,
student self analysis, instructional strategy
feedback, and open communication.
I'm thinking of platforms for collaboration in knowledge creation, where teachers can share and enrich teaching materials; of the amount of
data that can be collected to measure
students» learning; or of the increasing use of blended learning models in teachers» training, in which online lectures are combined with individualized expert support and
feedback from peers.
I won't have course evaluation
data for several weeks, but I expect
student feedback to be positive.
Finally, after collecting
data on their final design, the
students were given
feedback on gameplay by their test subjects.
The new tools are offering up real - time
feedback on what children know, quick access to an array of tailored instructional materials, and important
data for teachers to use to improve their own approaches — all in an effort to do a better job personalizing learning in ways that address
students» individual strengths and weaknesses.
They lead processes to improve
student performance by evaluating and revising programs, analysing
student assessment
data and taking account of
feedback from parents / carers.
Evaluate personal teaching and learning programs using evidence, including
feedback from
students and
student assessment
data, to inform planning.
Finally, I appreciate the
feedback on the remediation
data and Mike Petrilli's clarification (my
data referred to «low - income»
students — which my original post should have specified).
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data and follow through conversations to give teachers objective
feedback regarding their teaching, Visible Learning and Teaching and
student engagement.
Often, the
data available to improve instructional practice does not include direct
feedback from
students.
Furthermore, the
data can be used to provide frequent
feedback to
students that they can use to adjust their own learning strategies.»
They support the development of teachers through observation and
feedback,
data - driven instruction, and reviewing
student work.
In line with the MET report, I think some kind of triangulation of qualitative and quantitative
data that utilizes
student feedback (with teacher reflection), teacher and / or Professional Learning Community evidence of
student learning and growth (with teacher reflection), and supervisor
feedback from classroom observations (with teacher reflection) would help to provide a balanced and multi-dimensional approach for more intentionally and comprehensively understanding teaching and learning.
The suite includes our Power Walkthrough software for collecting and sharing classroom observation
data; a Survey component for gathering
feedback from teachers, parents, and
students; a Reflection tool that helps teachers develop SMART goals and track their own growth; and a Coaching component that provides tools for enhancing coaching conversations and helping teachers be the best they can be.
And here are a few examples of teachers» goals: to more consistently draw on
student data to inform my teaching; to employ high standards for all of my
students, not just the ones I easily relate to; to be more open to experimenting with the new technologies in my classroom; to working more collaboratively; to getting better at saying «no»; to giving supportive and constructive
feedback to my colleagues; to be more open to my colleagues»
feedback about my teaching.
Our
data and
feedback provide valuable insights that support
student self - knowledge, growth, and continuous improvement.
Hattie's argument makes perfect sense to me, and it is edifying to realize that teachers» gut instincts (e.g. better
feedback helps
students write better) are actually supported by big
data.
Summit schools use
data in rapid information cycles that provide quick
feedback to teachers,
students, and parents alike, focusing all the while on preparing
students for successful futures.
CEL coaches helped ITL2s plan this type of professional development for the teachers on their caseload: teaching lessons side by side, providing observations with immediate
feedback, using real
student data to assess growth.
Utilizing a sophisticated technology system to analyze
student feedback against a large library of aggregate
data, YouthTruth also consults and informs school leaders to make meaningful decisions on other hotbutton issues such as school safety, teacher professional development and classroom engagement.
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Students answer one question per strand daily with Lesson 1 introducing: Whole number addition Whole number subtraction Number facts Place value Number patterns Building on these base strands the following lessons introduce: Lesson 21 Money Lesson 31 Measurement Lesson 41 Fraction Lesson 51 Time Lesson 61 Chance and
data https://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/5136BK Elementary Math Mastery (EMM) Author: Rhonda Farkota McGraw - Hill Australia 2003 Ideally suited for upper primary, first year secondary and secondary school remedial
students Requires daily 15 — 20 minutes to implement, plus 5 — 10 minutes for instant feedback EMM features 160 lessons, each composed of 20
students Requires daily 15 — 20 minutes to implement, plus 5 — 10 minutes for instant
feedback EMM features 160 lessons, each composed of 20 strands.
In order to refine the modules and gather evaluation
data for the US Department of Education FIPSE grant, we request
feedback from faculty members / facilitators and
students / participants.
So unlike summative
data, surveys provide a rapid, formative
feedback loop — telling us not just how our
students did after the fact, but getting to the why and helping educators make real - time changes to improve
students» experiences, and ultimately their outcomes.
This one - year program begins with a rigorous summer intensive (two weeks), and continues with four intersessions throughout the school year, during which participants focus on Relay's key instructional pillars: observation and
feedback,
data - driven instruction, positive
student culture of high expectations, adult professional development, instructional planning, an aligned staff culture and strategic leadership.
It allows us to get detailed, timely
data that provides valuable
feedback as well as helps
students grow in their ability to take control of their own learning.
Practice Give
students time to practice, providing support and
data - driven
feedback to help
students develop necessary skills.
and how about 3.6 which says: Evaluate personal teaching and learning programs using evidence, including
feedback from
students and
student assessment
data, to inform planning.
Teachers should be providing
feedback to individual
students and also using the
data from the entire class to potentially make adjustments to instruction.