Week 7 & 8 Reflection

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In Week 7 and 8 of ELEC 316, we discussed concepts in statistics and practiced analyzing data in Excel. Additionally, we determined the difference between quantitative and qualitative data. Now that I understand the importance of collecting and interpreting data in the early childhood setting, I plan to incorporate this practice in my future classroom. 

During class time, I identified many statistics terms that were familiar to me and a few terms that were new or unfamiliar to me. Vocabulary including standardization (definition: raw scores are converted to compare scores), norming (definition: process of creating norms), and criterion-referenced tests (definition: scores are compared to standards) were relatively unfamiliar to me in my study of statistics. On the other hand, mean, median, mode, population, sample, etc., were very familiar to me.

Analyzing data using statistical measurements can be highly invaluable in any career. Particularly in education, data on test scores can inform teachers where students excel or struggle. Once this information is collected, teachers can determine whether they need to reteach specific content and in what way they need to do so. For example, if a few students are struggling with fractions, the teacher can reteach the skills and material to those children in a small group.

Another helpful finding in our class study of statistics was the differentiation between quantitative and qualitative data. Quantitative data shows the patterns of student learning, while qualitative data interprets why the student received a specific score.

Looking ahead, I plan to analyze test scores in my classroom to help me plan child-centered lessons and tasks. Additionally, when it is time for parent-teacher conferences, I can use this data to show student progress.

Comments

  1. Camryn WhippleOctober 14, 2022 at 2:16 PM

    Hi Moriah! Great post! I really enjoyed reading your thoughts and how you plan to implement these methods into your classroom! I agree that it is important to use measurement and data to create a child centered classroom.

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  2. Rebekah ShearerOctober 15, 2022 at 4:22 AM

    Hi Moriah! Your evaluation looks great! :) I love how you connected it to how you can use these concepts in your future classroom. Nice work!

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