Using data to improve student learning : theory, research and practice /

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Author / Creator:Maxwell, Graham S. author.
Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021].
Description:1 online resource (xv, 405 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:The Enabling Power of Assessment, 2198-2643 ; volume 9
Enabling power of assessment ; 9.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12612514
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ISBN:9783030635398
3030635392
9783030635374
3030635376
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 28, 2021).
Summary:This book offers a coherent research-based overview and analysis of theories and practices in using data to improve student learning. It clarifies what 'use of data' means and differentiates the different levels of decision-making in education (relating to the system, district, school, classroom, or individual student). The relationship between data and decision-making is considered and various movements in the use of data to improve student learning are analysed, especially from the perspective of their assumptions and effects. This leads to a focus on effective educational decision-making as a social process requiring collaboration among all relevant participants. It also requires a clear understanding of educational aims, and these are seen to transcend what can be assessed by standardised tests. The consequences of this analysis for decision processes are explored and conclusions are drawn about what principles might best guide educational practice as well as what ambiguities remain. Throughout, the focus is on what existing research says about each of the issues explored.
Other form:Print version: 3030635376 9783030635374
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-030-63539-8