and The fourth file is designed for teacher-level data STATE.xls,” “Follow-Up STATE.xls.” detectives and combines assessment, goal setting and follow-up into one file labeled “Teacher.xls.” Exhibit 4–1. Page from Sample Workbook for Teachers DQ #3. Which students are not pre-post tested? The tables below provide two examples of the same data on pre and posttests, but students’ are sorted two different ways. The same table sorted different ways can make patterns easier to see. For example, the two tables here have the same data, but the first shows no pattern while the second shows that the students within ABE are far more likely to not have a pre and posttest. Note: Ideally, teachers should be provided by the data administrators in ways that make it easy to sort the data (including simply in Microsoft Word through the TableSort command). Pre and Posttesting by Student Pre-test & Race/ Pre-test & Race/ Student Post-test ethnicity Level Student Post-test ethnicity Level Rudy No Afr. Amer. ABE-IH Anny No ABE-BL Guy Yes Afr. Amer. ASE Rudy No Afr. Amer. ABE-IH Sally Yes Afr. Amer. ASE No White ABE-IL Tsze No Asian ABE-IL Quo No Latino ABE-IL Teddy Yes Asian ESL Tsze No Asian ABE-IL Anny No ABE-BL Debbie Yes White ASE Carmen Yes ESL Guy Yes Afr. Amer. ASE Quo No Latino ABE-IL Sally Yes Afr. Amer. ASE Enrique Yes Latino ESL Carmen Yes ESL No White ABE-IL Enrique Yes Latino ESL Debbie Yes White ASE Teddy Yes Asian ESL Observations Six out of 11 students have taken a pre and a post-test. These students show a mix of race/ethnicities. All of these students are ABE students. Although no patterns seem to exist across race/ethnicity, the program area does seem to matter. ABE students are missing data, while the ASE and ESL students have pre and posttest data. Possible Causes ABE students are leaving before being posttested Procedures with ABE students are different Next Steps Talk to other teachers to find out what they do about ensuring their students are posttested. Talk to the ABE students about the importance of their posttests and, if reasonable, set a tentative date for the test.
STATE.xls,” and “Follow-Up STATE.xls.” The fourth file is designed for teacher-level data detectives and combines assessment, goal setting and follow-up into one file labeled “Teacher.xls.” Exhibit 4–1. Page from Sample Workbook for Teachers DQ #3. Which students are not pre-post tested? The tables below provide two examples of the same data on students’ pre and posttests, but are sorted two different ways. The same table sorted different ways can make patterns easier to see. For example, the two tables here have the same data, but the first shows no pattern while the second shows that the students within ABE are far more likely to not have a pre and posttest. Note: Ideally, teachers should be provided by the data administrators in ways that make it easy to sort the data (including simply in Microsoft Word through the TableSort command). Pre and Posttesting by Student Student Pre-test & Post-test Race/ ethnicity Level Rudy No Afr. Amer. ABE-IH Guy Yes Afr. Amer. ASE Sally Yes Afr. Amer. ASE Tsze No Asian ABE-IL Teddy Yes Asian ESL Anny No ABE-BL Carmen Yes ESL Quo No Latino ABE-IL Enrique Yes Latino ESL No White ABE-IL Debbie Yes White ASE Student Pre-test & Post-test Race/ ethnicity Level Anny No ABE-BL Rudy No Afr. Amer. ABE-IH No White ABE-IL Quo No Latino ABE-IL Tsze No Asian ABE-IL Debbie Yes White ASE Guy Yes Afr. Amer. ASE Sally Yes Afr. Amer. ASE Carmen Yes ESL Enrique Yes Latino ESL Teddy Yes Asian ESL Observations Six out of 11 students have taken a pre and a post-test. These students show a mix of race/ethnicities. All of these students are ABE students. Although no patterns seem to exist across race/ethnicity, the program area does seem to matter. ABE students are missing data, while the ASE and ESL students have pre and posttest data. Possible Causes ABE students are leaving before being posttested Procedures with ABE students are different Next Steps Talk to other teachers to find out what they do about ensuring their students are posttested. Talk to the ABE students about the importance of their posttests and, if reasonable, set a tentative date for the test.