Data Collection and Analysis Decision Making
Instructions
Identify something you want to know more about within your classroom.
Some examples are listed below:
What are the perspectives of 8th grade students regarding completing homework using mobile technology? (Qualitative/narrative data.)
How do students who create a class disruption (attention is taken away from learning for most or all students due to some behavior) four or more times a week describe their experiences in the classroom? (Qualitative data/narrative data.)
What differences exist in homework completion rates for students who use mobile technology to complete the work and those who do not? (Quantitative/numerical data.)
What is the effect of the incorporation of a mobile technology application designed to assist students in doing homework on students who are labeled at-risk? (Quantitative/numerical data.)
What is the relationship between at-risk student homework completion rates and the daily use of a mobile technology application designed to assist students in doing homework? (Quantitative\numerical data.)
Identify and describe what data you could collect to provide illumination to the inquiry.
Identify the data type (qualitative or quantitative), and explain why it is qualitative or quantitative data.
Provide a detailed explanation as to how the data you identified would help you to investigate the issue, situation, experience, or phenomena.
Explain how you will physically collect data (for example, how long will interviews last, how much time will it take to administer the survey, who and how many will take the survey, will you send follow-up reminders to collect survey data, will you administer a test, will you review archival records, et cetera).
Identify the best method for analyzing the data, and provide a detailed rationale as to why it is the best method for analyzing data and for yielding accurate and illuminating findings.
Describe how the data might serve to inform future decision making regarding your work as a teacher or your instructional practice.
