Data! Dialogue! Decisions! : the data difference / / Brian Pete and Catherine M. Sambo

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797450003321
• Autore: Pete Brian M.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , 2004; ©2004
• ISBN: 1-4833-6104-7; 1-4833-6321-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (121 p.)
• Collana: In A Nutshell
• Disciplina: 371.2
• Soggetti: School improvement programs; Academic achievement - Decision making; School management and organization - Decision making; Educational statistics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Whatâ€?s it all about?""; ""Whatâ€?s the History of Results-Driven Change?""; ""How to Use This Book""; ""Chapter 1 - The Data! Dialogue! Decisions! Process""; ""Schmokerâ€?s Model of Results-Driven Change ""; ""Introduction to the Data! Dialogue! Decisions! Process""; ""Chapter 2 - Data!""; ""A Sign of the Times""; ""What Kinds of Data Exist? ""; ""What Kinds of Data are Available?""; ""How are Data Collected?""; ""How are Data Used?""; ""Chapter 3 - Dialogue!""; ""Teaming to Ask and Answer the Questions""; ""The Four Questions in Brief""""The Four Questions in Full""; ""Action Plan""; ""Conclusion""; ""The Coachesâ€? Meeting Revisited""; ""Chapter 4 - Decisions!""; ""SMART Goals""; ""Instructional Decisions""; ""Data! Issues ""; ""Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting""; ""Dialogue! Issues ""; ""Decisions! Issues ""; ""General Issues ""; ""Professional Development Issues""; ""Appendix A: Data! Dialogue! Decisions! General Format""; ""Appendix B: State Standards in Reading Example ""; ""Appendix C: A Tale of Two City Schools: Making the Difference with Data""; ""Appendix D: People Search""; ""Bibliography""
• Sommario/riassunto: Link relevant data to results instantly and consistently! This powerful text offers school leaders a process for data-based decision making that includes the critical elements of school improvement: collaborative teams, meaningful data, and measurable results. Administrators and instructors select the data, dialogue about the findings, and then make informed decisions about improving student performance. Educators will learn to: Select data that is easily accessible, collectible on an ongoing basis, and capable of impacting student achievementUse the three-step cyclical model of data analysi