Transcript Working with Student Data

“MINING” OUR Student
Achievement Data
NWEA, MEAP/MME, District, and
Other Educational Data
Combined with
Professional Judgment
Positively Impacts
Teaching and Learning!
Mining
MEAP/MME Data:
Look at the MEAP/MME Class or Grade Item
Analysis Report & highlight:
1. Problem items with less than 65% correct answers.
2. Problem items with equal distribution among answers.
3. Strength items with more than 80% correct answers.
Look at the MEAP GLCEs or MME HSCEs.
Look at the Released Items & Questions.
List your areas of concern.
Step #1: Mining
MEAP/MME Data
Look at the Class or Grade Item Analysis Report.
Highlight correct items shown by a + under Percent Responding:
problems (65% or less) & strengths (80% or more)
Step #2: Mining
MEAP/MME Data
Look at the MEAP GLCEs/MME HSCEs in
strength and problem areas and see if they are
CORE areas.
Target core areas first.
Step #3: Mining
MEAP/MME Data
Look at the MEAP/MME Released Item
Number and the corresponding released questions
from your building administrator or found at
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-22709_31168_3135595471--,00.html.
Analyzing MEAP/MME Data
1. What are your areas of celebration?
2. What are your areas of concern?
3. How will you begin to prioritize?
In General:
Mining NWEA Data
Look at Class Breakdown by Goal Report.
Ask questions such as1. What subject area gave my students the most trouble?
2. What specific goal areas (subtests) were most difficult
for my students and which were the easiest?
3. Who are my most needy students?
Look at DesCartes in the areas of difficulty/success.
(Click on <all students in cell>.)
Specific directions will follow.
Gathering
NWEA Data
Use the NWEA Quick Guide to help you find
specific data reports or to run progress reports. Be sure
to always copy in PDF format.
Step #1: Mining
NWEA Data
Look at Class by RIT Report.
Note: Other report information is also
available for use.
Step #2: Mining
NWEA Data
Look at Class Breakdown by Goal Report.
Click on the name of the main test for goal subtests tests.
Step #3:Mining
NWEA Data
Look at DesCartes in the areas of
difficulty/success.
(Click on <all students in cell>.)
Analyzing Common Strengths
& Weaknesses in the Data
Look for common weaknesses and strengths between
the MEAP/MME analysis and the NWEA analysis.
Focus on Your Main Goal(s)
Your SMART GOAL(s) for the Remainder of this
School Year
PLC Questions
Where do we have
common needs?
How can we build
upon the strengths
of our PLC to help
our students?
Thank You….
Please remember to fill out your
SMART GOAL(s) Action Plan, give a
copy to your building administrator(s),
and send/email a copy to the Teaching
& Learning office.
Prepared by L. Slanec, 2008