Recently a consultant admonished us for including
teacher anecdotal data as a factor in making decisions — instead, we should stick to hard data.
Not exact matches
Anecdotal data also suggest that, even setting aside the enormous benefit of the job security that accompanies tenure, the fringe benefits of public school
teachers compare favorably with those in the private sector.
Though no formal studies exist, there is
anecdotal data from the development
teachers suggesting all students were highly engaged when using LearnToLearn regardless of learning abilities, gender, or prior experience with LEGO bricks.
In a way,
teachers have always used
data to track how well students are doing, but the
data points were largely
anecdotal — a pop quiz score, a casual
teacher observation.
Yet nearly 10 years after the reforms, there is little more than
anecdotal evidence — and no hard
data — to show whether programs, and graduating
teachers, are better than those who graduated before the reforms.
These
data included formal and informal interviews,
anecdotal notes from observed lessons, student
teacher reflections, lesson plans, and other participant - created artifacts.
While researchers are still collecting
data about how the CSP curriculum affects students, principals and
teachers are already seeing
anecdotal evidence.
With the
data available today,
teachers will now have the ability to understand both quantitative measures, including ongoing locally - defined student growth measures, and qualitative measures, including
anecdotal information.
New survey
data suggest these impressions about over-testing and test prep are more than just
anecdotal: They are the norm for the majority of public school
teachers.
The incorporation of
anecdotal notes and checklists with direct observation will allow
teachers to review this
data at a later point if needed.
The team may also use
anecdotal information and progress
data from the student's classroom
teachers to further describe their skills.
Teachers keep
data binders with charts about each student's strengths and weaknesses, test results,
anecdotal notes, reading logs, lesson plans, and other documentation.
Some schools have found that
anecdotal data concerning students helps
teachers form bonds with students which result in students feeling that school is relevant to them, that their
teacher «gets them».