Chapter Five The Importance of Implementing a Data Strategy
Part I
By now, you have identified your top passion for a potential research opportunity. You have read chapter five, which provided three examples of an inquiry brief.
Read the article and watch the accompanying video.
Understanding Inquiry as Stance Illustration and.pdf
“Good research is about more than generating good test scores or showing the relation between one’s teaching practice and one’s students’ performance on state tests” state the textbook authors.
Justify your responses to the following questions using evidence from the article, the video and your textbook.
1. Which data strategy listed in Chapter Five would YOU use to strike a balance between our country’s emphasis on test scores and other sources of data you collect on a consistent basis?
Provide a detailed response of how you would incorporate the data strategy in two ways:
2. By implementing the data strategy you chose, how would it impact instructional planning for your students?
3. By incorporating the data strategy you chose, how would you communicate your findings regarding academic growth to your students so they have the necessary data to improve their ownership of a particular standard?
