Video Discussion Board 2

Discussion Topic: Roblyer & Hughes (2019) discuss the importance and use of data collection and analysis in Chapter 4. Address examples of how you collect data from your students and how you use that data. Have you taught your students how to collect and organize data? What methods worked well for you?

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In our kindergarten classroom, we do not give any written tests, so data collection comes from a lot of one-on-one conferencing, verbal assessment, and observation. Our reading program comes with a virtual data collecting site where we constantly track our students’ data and progress in real time. Any time I read with a student or work on one of their goals, I enter it as evidence in the program and I am able to use that evidence to see what that specific student needs to work on next. My students know that I bring my laptop as I read with them, and we review the evidence I am collecting, as well as their next goal. While it took time to acclimate to collecting data in real time, it is very quick and effective!

My students use the app Dreambox Math at least once a day, which is an individualized virtual math program. When I login, I can see the lessons they completed, what they struggled with, and why they missed certain questions. I check this data a couple of times a week to plan my lessons and reviews for the following week.

An article written by the Resilient Educator Editorial Team talks about efficient ways for students to collect their own data that help teachers “gain more insight into how the student perceives their own accomplishments and ability” (2020). My students’ favorite way to collect their own data is through our star chart. Each student has their own star clip and when they complete a reading goal, they get to move their clip to the next star. While they are young, this is a very basic way for them to track their own progress and take ownership over where they will go from here.

Roblyer and Hughes (2019) discuss the benefits of review games as a way to collect data (p. 124). This is one of my favorite ways to collect observational data. When we play review games, such as Jeopardy or Around the World, I keep a notebook to record anything that seems to be a struggling topic. This helps me know what material to review before moving on.

References
Resilient Educator Editorial Team. (2020). Collecting data in the classroom: A teacher's guide. https://resilienteducator.com/classroom-resources/collecting-data-in-the-classroom-a-teachers-guide/ 

Roblyer, M. & Hughes, J. (2019). Integrating educational technology into teaching: Transforming learning across disciplines (8th ed.) Pearson.