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2.5. Designing data collecting tools in classroom investigation
Teachers are in the role of continually making assessments. They evaluate how the students are performing. They look at how well the material being used is accepted by the students. They are interested in how they’re teaching style works in the classroom. Throughout their day, they are collecting data in the classroom to make assessments. There are several different ways to collect the information they use. Some techniques will work better for some teachers than others. Some techniques work better in certain classrooms. If one technique does not work quite right, another can be employed fairly quickly Formative Data Short quizzes, question and answer drills and a simple show of hands generates a certain kind of data. It may show where the class’ understanding is in that moment so the teacher can decide in which direction to take the class. Ad hoc evaluation of student knowledge yields different data than examinations requiring study or review.
Observational Data
Teachers learn to watch their students. Observe behaviors while interacting with the student, when they are working on assignments by themselves or on a group assignment. Each situation results in unique information about each student. How do students react when the teacher is walking around the classroom versus standing in front in one of the “teaching spots”? What is the behavior when students talk with the teacher? Present to the class? How does behavior change when a guest addresses the class? How are questions answered? When asked a direct question, how does the student respond? How much time do they take to think about the answer and formulate their response? While a student is answering the teacher or addressing the class, the rest of the room should be scanned to observe the responses of the other students. Depending on what is going on in the classroom, observational data can be difficult to collect with any consistency. It may be beneficial to have another person spend time observing the students as a class progresses. A teaching assistant who has been trained in observational techniques can watch the class and record what they see. This can be especially useful for a teacher who is very busy during an instruction or in a class that loves to participate.