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Phelps, Vickie Williams; Warren, Elizabeth F.

 
9781578860463: Refining Common Sense: Moving from Data to Information
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1578860466 ISBN 13 : 9781578860463
Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2004

Synopsis

Designed to help educators collect and use data more effectively, this guide enables the reader to develop three tools to use in decision-making. 1.) A Data Notebook to capture the charts, notes, and agendas created during the process along with goals, questions, and process information. 2.) A Master Data Directory for compiling the data sources that are available in the district and school, and, 3.) The Information-Based Decision-Making Roadmap that contains all the finished documents that have been used to make decisions. In addition to developing a toolkit there is also a Testing Primer with basic standardized test information. The primer can be used as a stand-alone document and is specifically designed to assist the reader in using test data accurately when making decisions. Refining Common Sense will help educators: Develop a clear roadmap to answering questions about his/her goals, Collect data to answer questions, Turn data into information, Use information in decision-making. Written for teachers, principals, program directors, superintendents, board members, and other educators, the book also includes an accompanying CD with templates for all charts, and blank charts in the appendix for copying.

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À propos de l'auteur

Vickie Williams Phelps is superintendent of the Taylor Independent School District in Taylor, Texas. She has been superintendent in three districts in two states. Elizabeth F. Warren is the president and CEO of Educational Policy Initiatives Corporation, an educational consulting firm. She has over 20 years of experience in public education having served as an assistant superintendent, consortium director, and government relations counsel.

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Éditeur
Rowman & Littlefield Education
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1578860466
ISBN 13 
9781578860463
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
200
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Personne responsable
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