Topic 9

Reporting of Assessment Data

 Read and Share
• Grading and Reporting Student Learning
(Thomas R. Guskey) p.15
• Helping Standards Make the Grade (p.24)
• High percentages are not the same as high
standards (p.46)
• Teachers must consider what message they
want to communicate through grading (p.52)
 Reporting
• communicating the summary and
interpretation of information about student
learning to various audiences who require it
 GOALS
• Accurate and useful reporting of assessment
results enables teachers, students, parents
and the public to understand why various
assessment instruments are being applied
and how the results will be used as part of
the institute improvement process
• to improve learning
• one of the means by which parents can
participate in decisions about their child’s
education
 Methods of Reporting
• Grading and report cards
• Grading is the process of using summative
assessment evidence of student achievement
of the learning outcomes to determine the
report card grade.
 How to Report?
• Presenting data in relation to identified goals and objectives
• Selecting and using appropriate procedures for data analysis
• Using both qualitative and quantitative methods to present a
well-balanced picture of the program
• Tailoring your analysis and reporting procedures to the
identified audience(s)
• Identifying and elaborating on the strengths and weaknesses
of the academic program
• Developing recommendations based on analysis of data, and
using identified objectives as a framework within which to
accomplish these changes
 Reporting Assessment Results
Suskie (2009) lists five basic ways to
summarize assessment results:
• Tallies
• Percentages
• Averaging results into an overall score
• Averaging results into sub-scores
• Qualitative summaries (grouped listings,
themes, examples)
 Tutorial
• Search and find out the different ways that
can be used to report assessment data.
 ISL
• Based on the information you gathered from
PBS, described the different reports being
used for assessment in the school.