Data Literacy (Andrew Healey, Deputy Principal)

I have shared earlier some elements of the data that can be used for making informed judgements on student progress or planning lessons to support students within a class.

Accessing different types of data strengthens understanding of students’ learning and wellbeing and school improvement. Data available from state, school, or classroom sources provides different insights that can be used to inform practice. For example, state data can be used to raise questions and then classroom data is used to inform actions. (https://education.qld.gov.au/initiativesstrategies/Documents/data-literacy-framework.pdf)

If we look within the AITSL standards: 5.1 Assess student learning is focused on teachers using data to make informed decisions. There is a range of methods to gather data on student learning and one of them for senior school is semester 1 and exam analysis.

In the dreaded M:\Admin\Data Analysis and Planning (or Storage_Admin folder for Apple users) is a folder that contains a range of data for teachers to access. Have a look if you are unaware of this folder.

Teachers can access senior school ATAR data from Semester 1 and previous years. A series of filters exist to determine what patterns exists within a course/class or even between years. On top of this, which will become the norm next year, is the expectation of using a maximising feedback approach to examinations. Structuring an excel sheet collating student responses to individual questions provides teachers with a snapshot pattern of what is happening.