Week 4 Assignment Data, Data Everywhere!
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Week 4: Data…Data Everywhere!
Your Name
EDU 645: Assessment for Learning
Instructor's Name
Date
( Hint : For help completing this assignment: Read Chapter 6 : Summative Assessment; Chapter 9 : Statistics for Educational Assessments; access the data chart, bar graphs , and test results listed in the Week 4 a ssignment prompt; and review the article links listed in the Week 4 assignment prompt. ) ( Hint : Delete all of these green boxes before submitting the paper to your instructor. To delete the boxes : click o n the edge of each box and press delete. )
Data Analysis in Educational Assessment
( Hint : Ctrl + Click INTRODUCTIONS & CONCLUSIONS for help )
Mean, Median, and Mode
Review the test results data and determine the mean, median, and mode. Include that information here.
Educational Assessment
( Hint : Use evidence from your readings to support your ideas in the above and below section s . Ctrl + Click QUOTING, PARAPHRASING, & SUMMARIZING for help )Examine the bar graphs and explain what the data tells you about how learners performed on the summative assessment. Refer to the bar graph and the incorrect answer choices in your explanation. Refer to your course textbook in your discussion as well.
( H int : Ctrl + Click INTEGRATING RESEARCH For help. Hint : Ctrl + Click CITING WITHIN YOUR PAPER for help. )
Applying the Data
Explain how you might use this data to inform your instruction. Analyze the incorrect answer choices data and link this to your summative assessment.
In response to the incorrect answer choices data, discuss how you might reteach these concepts and differentiate for those who already mastered it using flexible grouping. Explain how you might give feedback to your learners based on the test results. Making reference to your readings.
Interpreting Mean, Median, and Mode
Explain how the mean, median, and mode of these results are different and how they are similar.
Describe different situations in which each of the mean, the mode, or the median would be the most appropriate measure of central tendency and relate it to your test results data.
Explain how you might use this data when sharing results with the learners or the parents of the learners. Making reference to your readings.
Conclusion
Describe the importance of understanding statistics in the education profession. Explain how this understanding might improve your practice and support student learning. Be sure to use evidence from your readings to support your response.
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References
( T emplate for an APA Webpage (with a Person as Author) reference entry : )
Author’s Last Name, Initials. (Year Published). Webpage title. Website Title. Retrieved from
( T emplate for an APA Webpage (with Corporate/Government Author) reference entry : )http:// (website’s homepage)
( T emplate for an APA Academic Journal reference entry : )Title of Organization. (Year Published). Webpage title. Retrieved from http://
Author’s Last Name, Initials. (Year Published). Article title. Journal Name, Volume #(Issue #),
page range. doi: or Retrieved from http:// (journal’s homepage)
( T emplate for an APA eBook or eTextbook reference entry : )
Author’s Last Name, Initials. (Year Published). Title of book: Subtitle of book. (edition, if other
than the first). [Type or version of eBook]. doi: or Retrieved from http://
( Hint : Ctrl + Click FORMATTING YOUR REFERENCES LIST for further help. )Use APA format to cite and reference your sources on your References page, including your course textbook. Remember, you MUST include in-text citations throughout your paper to show your reader what information you used from these outside sources.
*In the final version of your assignment, be sure that you have removed all the hints (green boxes) within the template.
