DATA COLLECTION

August 2012Paraprofessional Workshop

Laurene BetoAnnie KretowiczTaura Anderson

GOALS OF WORKSHOP

Review how SCCOE SPED teachers manage data collection in the classroom

Discuss how paraeducators know what is to be assessed

Learn some assessment toolsPractice making observationsDiscuss how to work as a team to clarify

and implement effective data collection practices

TAKE A SURVEY

Spend a few minutes taking the survey

Using your dots place them on all of the practices in your classroom

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: HOW DO YOU KNOW THE STUDENT GOAL/GOALS FOR THE LESSON?

HOW DO YOU KNOW THE METHOD TO USE TO RECORD STUDENT PERFORMANCE TOWARD ACHIEVING THE GOAL/GOALS?

EXPECTATIONS Paraeducators will learn from the

classroom teacher the student goals for specific lessons.

Paraeducators will learn from the teacher the instructional strategy that they will use with a student during a lesson.

Paraeducators will learn from the teacher how student performance data will be collected during the lesson.

Paraeducators will communicate with the classroom teacher about student performance after the lesson.

FORMAL AND INFORMAL ASSESSMENTS Formal

Standardized Tests Norm-referenced Can be multiple

choice Valid and reliable Examples: CAPA, CSTs, CELDT

Informal

Incorporated into classroom routines and learning activities

Are criterion referenced

Can be valid and reliable

INFORMAL ASSESSMENTS

Can be used anytime without interfering with lesson

Tell us about student performance or skill

Give us a clear understanding of the students ability and how abilities increase over time

Identify a student’s strengths and needs

TWO PARTS OF INFORMAL DATA COLLECTION

What the student does

What the adult does to record student progress

STUDENT ACTIVITIES FOR DATA COLLECTION

Writing Samples Homework Logs or Journals Games Brainstorming Story retelling Art Work Classroom Participation Social Interactions

NATURALISTIC DATA COLLECTION: WHAT THE ADULTS DO IN RESPONSE TO ACTIVITIES Anecdotal records Naturalistic records Story narratives

STRUCTURED INFORMAL DATA COLLECTION

Checklists

Rating Scales

SAMPLE CHECKLISTS AND RATING SCALES Look at the samples Checklists can be used to recordparticular behaviors during a lesson

ADDITIONAL STRUCTURED DATA COLLECTION Cloze Tests

Miscue Analysis

Questionnaires

Structured Interviews

PORTFOLIOSStudent portfolios often contain information that could be

used to support ratings. Portfolios may consist of one or more of the following: anecdotal notes, student work samples, photos of the student’s activities, audio or video recordings and transcripts of the student’s language.

PRACTICE COLLECTING DATA

Read the practice sheet As you watch the video, jot

down what you see in the notes section

Check each area as mastered, some emerging or not observed

Discuss

WHAT IS YOUR

PERSONAL PLAN?

COMMUNICATION

Giving feedbackthat helps all classroomstaff know how well Students are learning