Karen Dunlap|Jody Piro
Diving into data: Developing the capacity for data literacy in teacher education
Texas Woman's University|Western Connecticut State University
educators definition required utilize variety student data shape decisions make design lessons teach accountability standards become stringent teachers face increasingly diverse student populations within classrooms often struggle adequately meet needs learners using student data rationales instructional decisions become grounded best practices unfortunately administrators teachers lack confidence andor training needed successfully engage interpret data results may especially true early career educators entering field indeed novice teachers successful current accountability culture must possess understand effectively utilize data literacy skills something quite difficult accomplish without adequate training research article explored preservice educators determined worked data literacy intervention potential impact instructional decisionmaking process implications instructor professional development offered consideration