Data Wise: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching And Learning

by Boudett, Kathryn Parker; City, Elizabeth A.; Murnane, Richard J.

• ISBN13: 9781891792670
• ISBN10: 1891792679
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781612505213
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-30
• Publisher: Harvard Educational Pub Group
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Author Biography

Kathryn Parker Boudett teaches at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). Elizabeth A. City teaches aspiring principals in Boston's School Leadership Institute and is currently a doctoral student at HGSE. Richard J. Murnane, an economist, is the Thompson Professor of Education and Society at HGSE.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	1	(10)
Kathryn Parker Boudett
Elizabeth A. City
Richard J. Murnane
SECTION I: PREPARE
Organizing for Collaborative Work	11	(18)
Kathryn Parker Boudett
Liane Moody
Building Assessment Literacy	29	(30)
Jennifer Price
Daniel M. Koretz
SECTION II: INQUIRE
Creating a Data Overview	59	(22)
Shannon T. Hodge
John B. Willett
Digging into Data	81	(16)
Ethan Mintz
Sarah E. Fiarman
Tom Buffett
Examining Instruction	97	(22)
Elizabeth A. City
Melissa Kagle
Mark B. Teoh
SECTION III: ACT
Developing an Action Plan	119	(18)
Tom Buffett
Mark B. Teoh
Gerardo Martinez
Planning to Assess Progress	137	(18)
Jennifer L. Steele
Jane E. King
Acting and Assessing	155	(24)
Liane Moody
Mary Russo
Jonna Sullivan Casey
SECTION IV: RESOURCES
Roles for the District Central Office	179	(10)
Nancy S. Sharkey
Richard J. Murnane
Selected Protocols	189	(4)
Further Reading	193	(8)
End Notes	201	(4)
About the Contributors	205	(4)
Index	209