Thursday, March 17, 2011

Planning and Developing Technology-Rich Instruction - Chapter 7

Question: What is Data Driven Decision Making?

Answer: Data-driven decisions are based on an understanding of a wide collection of data, from student test scores to enrollment figures.  Studying these data helps educators to know what methods and practices work and on what they need to focus additional attention.  This type of data-informed thought also helps schools and districts demonstrate accountability with new federal regulations on reporting spelled out in the No Child Left Behind Act  of 2001, which requires that districts measure success by an appriasal of student accomplishment.  I believe that tracking is a great way to to measure student ability and to keep up with students progress.  Tracking would help a lot of students succeed and would give teachers a better way to understand what they are dealing with.

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