The document discusses evaluating the I-Ready math program used in elementary schools. It outlines two evaluation questions: 1) Will students improve at least one grade level during the school year? and 2) How can the diagnostic be used to form instructional groups? The evaluator would have access to student I-Ready data through an administrator login to analyze progress and answer the questions. Analyzing the data is part of the evaluator's daily job and they can answer question 1 at the end of the year and question 2 after the beginning of year diagnostic. There are no perceived propriety concerns with answering the questions in an unbiased, data-driven manner.
The document discusses evaluating the I-Ready math program used in elementary schools. It outlines two evaluation questions: 1) Will students improve at least one grade level during the school year? and 2) How can the diagnostic be used to form instructional groups? The evaluator would have access to student I-Ready data through an administrator login to analyze progress and answer the questions. Analyzing the data is part of the evaluator's daily job and they can answer question 1 at the end of the year and question 2 after the beginning of year diagnostic. There are no perceived propriety concerns with answering the questions in an unbiased, data-driven manner.
The document discusses evaluating the I-Ready math program used in elementary schools. It outlines two evaluation questions: 1) Will students improve at least one grade level during the school year? and 2) How can the diagnostic be used to form instructional groups? The evaluator would have access to student I-Ready data through an administrator login to analyze progress and answer the questions. Analyzing the data is part of the evaluator's daily job and they can answer question 1 at the end of the year and question 2 after the beginning of year diagnostic. There are no perceived propriety concerns with answering the questions in an unbiased, data-driven manner.
Program: Our group will be evaluating the I-Ready math program used with
elementary students. The I-Ready program is designed to pinpoint math
skills students need to develop throughout the year in order to have a successful school year. The program also monitors progress throughout the year and designs lessons according to how students are progressing. Evaluation Question 1: Will student improve at least one grade level during the school year? Evaluation Question 2: How can the diagnostic be used to form instructional groups? What data would you need to answer the question? How accessible is the data to you? In order to answer the evaluation questions, I would need to have access to the I-Ready data using administration rights. The data is broken down into sub skill levels for each student and a personalized path for their learning is created for each student. The data will show where the students completed lessons and quizzes and their grade on each quiz. The data is fairly accessible to the teacher and/or one with administrator rights. Supposing you are the evaluator, how reasonable is it for you to answer each question? Do you know how to collect and analyze the data? Can you accomplish this as part of your daily job or are additional resources needed? As an evaluator, I would have easy access to the data to answer the evaluation questions. I have an administrator login that is needed to gain access to the data of each student that took the diagnostic test. The I-Ready program calculates the lessons students need to progress through the program. Analyzing the data would be a part of my daily job and easy to accomplish. How long will it take you to answer these questions? Is there a timeframe on when the questions need to be answered? The first question can be answered at the end of the school year when students take the end of the year diagnostic. The scores from the beginning of the year assessment and the end of the year assessment can be compared for the school year. The second question can be answered as soon as the students take the diagnostic at the beginning of the school year. The I-Ready program gives the user information to place students in the correct learning groups for the skills they need.
Finally, consider whether there are propriety concerns with regard
to answering the questions. If so, what steps can you take to adhere to the propriety standards? There should be no propriety concerns with regards to answering the questions because they are basically data driven and straightforward. Data results can be printed out and given to parents and can also be shared with other stakeholders as well without bias.
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