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Heritage, Margaret; Chen, Evan – Phi Delta Kappan, 2005
Without using data to inform their actions at every step of the way, teachers and administrators will probably not reach their goals for school improvement. In this article, the authors describe a CRESST initiative that helps educators develop the skills to collect, analyze, and be guided by data. Five steps to effective date use are described in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement, Data Collection, Data Analysis
Robertson, Heather-Jane – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Fournier, coordinator of the School Achievement Indicators Program (SAIP), claims that score differences are associated with linguistic and gender differences. These results have long been substantiated. The expectation-setting process has little reliability or validity. SAIP does not help teachers, and should not determine what students learn.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education, Expectation
