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The purpose of assessment is to provide teachers with information that can help guide their teaching and learning strategies, intervention plans and to inform their instructional decisions. Therefore, it is important that teacher know how to analyse and interpret the information they receive from their assessment data.
The purpose of assessment is to provide teachers with information that can help guide their teaching and learning strategies, intervention plans and to inform their instructional decisions. Therefore, it is important that teacher know how to analyse and interpret the information they receive from their assessment data.
When analysing your data you need to do/calculate the following:
When analysing your data you need to do/calculate the following:
- Averages
- Range of success
- Correlation
- Standard deviations
- Create different graphs (histogram, column, line, circle graphs etc.)
- Insert trend lines graphs
- Insert Goal lines in graphs
All of the above listed information is considered "descriptive statistics" as it describes your data and can help you make evidence-based and informed decisions.
All of the above listed information is considered "descriptive statistics" as it describes your data and can help you make evidence-based and informed decisions.
Here are examples of using line graphs and trend as well as goal lines to monitor and analyse a learners' progress.
Here are examples of using line graphs and trend as well as goal lines to monitor and analyse a learners' progress.
Line graphs
Line graphs
Trend & Goal lines on a line graph
Trend & Goal lines on a line graph
Important descriptive statistics
Important descriptive statistics
Standard deviation - Bell curve
Standard deviation - Bell curve
Average class achievement -
Average class achievement -
The distribution of the learner's averages (marks) on a graph.
The distribution of the learner's averages (marks) on a graph.
Where do learners place in comparison to the class mean/average?
Where do learners place in comparison to the class mean/average?
Use histograms to see the standard deviation of your assessment data - See tutorial video below.
Use histograms to see the standard deviation of your assessment data - See tutorial video below.
Here are slides on how to:
Here are slides on how to:
- calculate the descriptive statistics of your assessment data
- how to analyse and interpret your data (focus on designing and analysing graphs using trend and goal lines)
- how to use Excel when analysing and interpreting your data
Using a platform such as Excel can help analysing your assessment data much quicker and more accurately. In Excel you can also make graphs to visualise your findings/results.
Using a platform such as Excel can help analysing your assessment data much quicker and more accurately. In Excel you can also make graphs to visualise your findings/results.
Here is a short tutorial on how to use Excel.
Here is a short tutorial on how to use Excel.
When analysing your data you will need to make graphs to help you interpret your results. Here is a video on how to create histograms in Excel.
When analysing your data you will need to make graphs to help you interpret your results. Here is a video on how to create histograms in Excel.
Additional video_ Histograms & Standard deviation.mp4Video lecture on the topic
Video lecture on the topic
JGL 313_311_Week 12_Analysing your assessment data (Basics).mp4For more information
For more information
- National Center on Response to Intervention
www.rti4success.org
www.rti4success.org
- RTI Action Network
www.rtinetwork.org
www.rtinetwork.org
- IDEA Partnership
www.ideapartnership.org
www.ideapartnership.org
Must watch videos
Must watch videos
Bar Charts, Pie Charts, Histograms, Stemplots, Timeplots (1.2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHRqkGXX55I
Maths Tutorial: Pearson's correlation coefficient (statistics)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=372iaWfH-Dg
The Correlation Coefficient - Explained in Three Steps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugd4k3dC_8Y
Mode, Median, Mean, Range, and Standard Deviation (1.3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk8tOD0t8M0
The Normal Distribution and the 68-95-99.7 Rule (5.2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtbJbDwqWLE
Density Curves and their Properties (5.1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txlm4ORI4Gs
How to Add a Trendline in Excel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9wW3vdRkg4
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