Data for Instruction
Explore resources designed to support educators in using data to refine teaching and learning.
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Explore the subtopics below to learn more about the recommended practices:
To learn more about the research underlying these practices, view the IES Practice Guide, Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making.
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Developing and Maintaining a Districtwide Data System
Data for Instruction > Districtwide Data > Overview & Tools
As part of a coherent approach to using data effectively, districts need to provide a high-quality data system. A Data System Advisory Council can support the planning, design, and implementation...
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Overview
Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making
Data for Instruction > Overview & Tools
Use this presentation to learn how practices for Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making can be implemented to improve instruction and learning. Through implementing...
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Overview
Making Data Part of an Ongoing Cycle of Instructional Improvement
Data for Instruction > Improvement Cycle > Overview & Tools
As part of a coherent approach to using data for instructional improvement, teachers can use a cycle of instructional improvement. This cycle begins with collecting and preparing data using results...
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Overview
Establishing a Clear Vision for Schoolwide Data Use
Data for Instruction > Vision for Data > Overview & Tools
Establishing a whole-school culture of data use helps all stakeholders make thoughtful, consistent, and appropriate data-based decisions. Schools can develop a data plan and team to guide the use...
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Overview
Providing Supports That Foster a Data-Driven Culture Within a School
Data for Instruction > Data-Driven Culture > Overview & Tools
Schools and districts need to provide supports, such as school-based facilitators, professional development, and structured collaboration time, to help all stakeholders develop the knowledge and...
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Overview
Teaching Students to Examine Their Own Data
Data for Instruction > Student Data Use > Overview & Tools
Students can learn to examine their own data, monitor their progress, and set learning goals when teachers set clear expectations, provide explicit feedback, and give students tools to understand...
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Overview
Data-Driven Instructional Decision Making
Data for Instruction > Overview & Tools
The chair of the IES panel that developed the Practice Guide, Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making explains the five recommended practices and offers...
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Expert Interview
What Makes a High-Quality Districtwide Data System?
Data for Instruction > Districtwide Data > Learn What Works
Dr. Jeffrey Wayman discusses the characteristics of a high-quality data system: easy to use and understand, expandable, and flexible. Districts should first identify their needs and then select or...
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Expert Interview
Supporting Teachers in Understanding and Using Data
Data for Instruction > Data-Driven Culture > Learn What Works
Dr. Ellen B. Mandinach discusses the importance of providing professional development to help teachers learn how to use data. She emphasizes the need for the professional development to be aligned...
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Expert Interview
Supporting a Culture of Data Use
Data for Instruction > Data-Driven Culture > Learn What Works
Dr. Jeffrey Wayman explains the importance of providing supports for data use. Schools can build capacity for data use through supports such as a school-based facilitator, well-defined training,...
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Expert Interview
Helping Students Gain Ownership Over Their Learning
Data for Instruction > Student Data Use > Learn What Works
Dr. Supovitz discusses how teachers can help students gain ownership over their learning by teaching them to examine their achievement data and set goals. To do this, teachers can provide clear...
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Expert Interview
Prepare, Inquire, Act
Data for Instruction > Improvement Cycle > Learn What Works
Dr. Elizabeth City discusses how teachers can enact a three-step “Prepare, Inquire, Act” cycle of instructional improvement. Dr. City encourages teachers to work through this cycle testing...
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Expert Interview