Data Based Decision Making

Data Based Decision Making 2
No Child Left Behind When we are faced with making the right decision based on data we have to keep in mind that the leaders is striving for success, there are critical moments when they can be problematic, perplexed, and tense. However, the audacious decisions are they are the best decision leader can make. These sources provide useful and practical guidance for making efficient and effective decisions in any classroom. However, No Child Left Behind is a very controversial federal law that The Act suggests certain improvements …show more content…
Pre-assessment plays an integral role in successfully differentiating our classroom. First, pre-assessment allows the teacher opportunities to truly understand his or her students, their strengths and weaknesses, interests and backgrounds and the differences between students in these areas. Second, the data gathered from pre-assessments, together with formative and summative assessments, will directly inform the teacher in making meaningful decisions about classroom materials, activities process, and end-of-the unit assessments product. Assessments are a valuable tool in education and learning. Assessments serve two significant functions. The primary significance of classroom assessments is to assess a student's level of achievement in regard to a particular subject or topic. The second function of classroom assessments is to provide instructors with feedback about the effectiveness of their teaching. Because the significance of assessments is so high, ethical dilemmas concerning assessment can have a serious impact on the quality of education a student receives. If an assessment is deemed invalid or unreliable, then it cannot be used to determine student success or develop further instruction. Discussing the ethical conflicts of classroom assessments ensures that assessments continue to serve as a valid means of …show more content…
If school boards put all of its eggs in the testing basket, a lot of breakage can occur in bad years such as this. It can't tell us that test scores are important in years the scores rise and that they are less meaningful in years they fall. Of course, this sword cuts both ways. Critics of the board cannot cry about poor scores, while dismissing good scores as some sort of school board as a skillful trick. We cannot expect improved test scores every year. "Testing is the world in which we live." It's not ideal, but it's the benchmark we must deal with. To that end, it is wise not to become overconfident when they are good or to panic when they are not. Without validity and reliability that allows accurate predictions about the subject gives the measurement a wider margin to focus on an individual test because of the imperfection of the test. Teaching with technology is about knowing how to effectively integrate the best software into your teaching that works for all you students. The benefit of using technology is to enhance teaching and learning in a general classroom and or online. Sometimes teaching with technology can be a potential stumbling block therefore you have get an inside look at best practices for using technology. As an educator I always find pedagogical techniques that allow my