Schools and Data: The Educator's Guide for Using Data to Improve Decision Making
Autor Theodore B. Creightonen Limba Engleză Hardback – 5 sep 2006
Since the first edition of Schools and Data, data-based decision making is no longer an option for educators. Today's educational climate makes it imperative for all schools to collect data and use statistical analysis to help create clear goals and recognize strategies for improvement.
Schools and Data, Second Edition, focuses on the relevance of statistics in the lives of principals and teachers. Real-life examples and step-by-step procedures for collecting and organizing data provide every school leader with the means to facilitate more appropriate and effective decision making. With a highly practical method for statistical analysis, this comprehensive yet reader-friendly new edition places special emphasis on:
• Connecting statistics and educators' daily work
• Integrating applied technology, including Excel and SPSS software
• Strengthening educators' data interpretation skills
• Building strong skills in problem analysis, program evaluation, data-driven decision making, and report preparation
• Increasing the focus on correlation and regression
Packed with easy-to-follow instructions, illustrations, and real-world examples that educators can readily understand, this is an essential resource for school leaders who want to create meaningful, data-driven decisions!
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781412937320
ISBN-10: 1412937329
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:Second Edition
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Corwin
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN-10: 1412937329
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:Second Edition
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Corwin
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States
Recenzii
"Real-world examples accompany step-by-step procedures for collecting, organizing, and using data to provide leaders with more effective decision-making tools. A 'must' for educators and administrators in school settings."
Cuprins
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. The Role of Data Analysis in the Lives of School Leaders
2. Getting Started
3. Collecting and Organizing Data
4. Correlation: My GRE Score Is Not Good Enough for Harvard!
5. Introduction to Regression
6. Formulating Research Questions and Comparison of Means
7. The Independent-Samples t Test
8. Analysis of Variance: The Difference Between Two or More Sample Means
9. Analysis of Variance: Repeated Measures
10. Two-Way Analysis of Variance: Two Independent Variables
11. What If No Mean Scores? The Chi-Square Test for Goodness of Fit
12. The Other “Q”
13. Putting It All Together: An Evidence-Based Practice Field
Resource A. Music Correlation
Resource B. The t Distribution Table
Resource C. The F Distribution Table
Resource D. The Chi-Square Distribution Table
Resource E. Horizon High School Data
References
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. The Role of Data Analysis in the Lives of School Leaders
2. Getting Started
3. Collecting and Organizing Data
4. Correlation: My GRE Score Is Not Good Enough for Harvard!
5. Introduction to Regression
6. Formulating Research Questions and Comparison of Means
7. The Independent-Samples t Test
8. Analysis of Variance: The Difference Between Two or More Sample Means
9. Analysis of Variance: Repeated Measures
10. Two-Way Analysis of Variance: Two Independent Variables
11. What If No Mean Scores? The Chi-Square Test for Goodness of Fit
12. The Other “Q”
13. Putting It All Together: An Evidence-Based Practice Field
Resource A. Music Correlation
Resource B. The t Distribution Table
Resource C. The F Distribution Table
Resource D. The Chi-Square Distribution Table
Resource E. Horizon High School Data
References
Index
Notă biografică
Theodore B. Creighton is currently a Professor and Program Leader in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining the faculty at Virginia Tech, he served as Director of the Center for Research and Doctoral Studies in Educational Leadership at Sam Houston State University and as a Professor in Educational Leadership at Idaho State University. His background includes teaching at all grade levels in Washington, D.C.; Cleveland, Ohio; and Los Angeles, California. His administrative experience includes serving as principal and superintendent in both Fresno and Kern Counties, California. He holds a BS degree in teacher education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a master¿s degree in educational administration from California State University Long Beach, and a doctorate from the University of California Davis.
Though active in many professional organizations, he devotes considerable time to his role as Executive Director of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. He also serves as a member of the National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA), and as a Stafford Faculty Fellow for the National Institute on Leadership, Disabilities and Students Placed at Risk (NILDSPAR). He recently was appointed as Project Director of the Connexions Knowledge Base Project, an international initiative in collaboration with Rice University charged with assembling the knowledge base in educational administration. His research includes examining the forces of the school principalship, and he is widely published in the area of schools with alternative forms of school leadership.
Though active in many professional organizations, he devotes considerable time to his role as Executive Director of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. He also serves as a member of the National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA), and as a Stafford Faculty Fellow for the National Institute on Leadership, Disabilities and Students Placed at Risk (NILDSPAR). He recently was appointed as Project Director of the Connexions Knowledge Base Project, an international initiative in collaboration with Rice University charged with assembling the knowledge base in educational administration. His research includes examining the forces of the school principalship, and he is widely published in the area of schools with alternative forms of school leadership.
Descriere
Improve instructional leadership practice with proven, easy-to-understand strategies for data-based decision making!
This reader-friendly second edition of Schools and Data provides real-world examples and step-by-step procedures for collecting and organizing data, providing every school leader with the means to facilitate more appropriate and effective decision making. With a highly practical method for statistical analysis, this highly accessible resource places special emphasis on:
This reader-friendly second edition of Schools and Data provides real-world examples and step-by-step procedures for collecting and organizing data, providing every school leader with the means to facilitate more appropriate and effective decision making. With a highly practical method for statistical analysis, this highly accessible resource places special emphasis on:
- Connecting statistics and educators’ daily work
- Integrating Excel and SPSS technology
- Strengthening educators’ data interpretation skills
- Increasing the focus on correlation and regression
- Building strong skills in problem analysis, program evaluation, data-driven decision making, and report preparation