Data Collection and Tech

Utilizing Tech advances in Assessments

Assess:
Both classroom and
digital assessments
are important for
data collection.

ISTE Standard for Educators:

Analyze:
7. Analyst: Educators understand and use data to drive their
Assessment is only
instruction and support students in achieving their learning the first step.
goals. 
 Educators must
analyze data as well.

a b c
PROVIDE USE TECH TO DESIGN USE ASSESSMENT
OPPORTUNITIES and implement a DATA
variety of formative and
for students to to guide progress and Plan:
summative assessments
demonstrate communicate with Planning can begin
that accommodate
competency and reflect students, parents and when an efficient
learner needs, provide
on their learning using education stakeholders amount of data has
timely feedback to
technology. to build student self- been collected.
students and inform
direction.
instruction.

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Using Learning
Platforms to Assess:
Learning platforms such as Prodigy, Rocket
Speller, and Readworks can be used to assess
student data.

As an educator, I try my best to collect as much

data as possible on my students. However, I can
be subject to human error. Fortunately
technology provides less room for error and can
give a more accurate, timely and precise result
on a student. Technology can be an incredible
tool in collecting and analyzing student data.
I use several platforms to collect and plan for
assessment with my students. One of the
platforms that I use is Prodigy. Prodigy is a
math site that gives individualized lessons to
students. It collects data on specific standards
as students pass different “levels”. This program
is useful specifically for students who are
struggling or excelling in math. I can look at
students data, and more importantly they can
look at and self evaluate their progress on
Prodigy.
Another tool I use to assess students is
RocketSpelling. Similar to Prodigy, the program
assesses students knowledge at the start, and
after they progress through each level. This is
an excellent tool for student motivation in
technology, as they love to check on their
progress and work towards more points to “beat
the rest of the class”. I use this data with a
combination of in class spelling tests to assess
students skills, and place them in groups
accordingly.
Readworks is another site I use to monitor
students reading comprehension. I place
students in reading groups based on their Lexile
levels. From there I assign texts from the site
for students to read. After reading the text
students are given a short comprehension quiz
on the site, highlighting specific reading
standards. I assess student comprehension
levels, and use the data to plan reading lessons
in my classroom.

UTILIZING TECH TOOLS IN DIGITAL STANDARDIZED TESTS:

Several times a year students participate in the i-
Ready standardized test. For my impact on student
learning project, I looked to i-Ready pre and post
data to collect information on my students, place
them in appropriate reading groups, and plan
reading lessons. After the pre-assessment i-Ready
placed students into specific groups based on their
reading needs. Students struggled the most in the
areas of phonics, vocabulary, and Informational Text
Comprehension. This data along with students
reading scores was used to group students based
on their needs. i-Ready also provides lessons for students based on the reading domains that they
need the most help in.
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