This document provides summaries of 6 articles related to using data in education. The articles discuss using the right data to improve student learning, balancing testing with performance assessments, using multiple measures to understand student growth and drive change, building a collaborative data culture to improve learning across student demographics, analyzing data in a deep and productive way, and understanding different assessment definitions before using them. The document was compiled by Emily Ross for an EdPsych 510 course to provide resources on effectively utilizing data.

1. Data . . . Giving You Resources
6 Selected Articles
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2. What the Right Data Can Do
Edie Holcomb
How do you improve student learning and
growth?
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3. Straw Men and Performance
Assessment
Dr. Douglas Reeves
Testing – done WELL and balanced – should be a
staple of education
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4. Multiple Measures
Victoria Berhardt
Use data effectively to:
1. understand student growth
2. apply it effectively for change
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5. Building a High-Performing Data
Culture
Nancy Love
Effectively improve student learning regardless of
demographic differences using collaborative inquiry
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6. Taking Data to New Depths
Nancy Love
Analyzing data in a sound and productive way
“superficial data analysis can be worse than none”
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7. Coming to Terms With Classroom
Assessment
Frey and Schmitt
Understand definitions of differing assessments
before attempting to utilize them
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8. Data . . . Giving You Resources
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