Interventions to Support Data-Driven Decision Making and Instructional Improvement: Frameworks and Findings

• In Event: Roundtable Session 116

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

As state and federal accountability systems have increased demands for evidence of student learning, the use of data to inform instructional practices has become more prevalent. Research suggests that while educators appreciate having access to various types of data, they do not always know how to use the information effectively. In response, schools and districts are implementing a range of capacity-building interventions to increase educators’ data use: coaches, inquiry teams/professional learning communities, and increased technological support. Little research exists on how these interventions are implemented and how they impact instructional practice. This symposium uniquely fills this research gap, presenting both conceptual and empirical papers, using a variety of methodologies and evidence from a range of school and district contexts.

Sub Unit

• Division A - Administration / Section 3: School Improvement

Chairs

• Julie A. Marsh, University of Southern California

• Jennifer Sloan McCombs, RAND Corporation

Papers

• Understanding Coaches and Data Teams as Capacity-Building Interventions: A Sociocultural Learning Approach - Julie A. Marsh, University of Southern California; Jennifer Sloan McCombs, RAND Corporation; Caitlin Farrell, University of California - Berkeley

• The Nature of Teachers’ Collaborative Use of Student Learning Data - Tamara Holmlund Nelson, Washington State University - Vancouver; David Slavit, Washington State University Vancouver

• Linking Instructional Practice to Student Performance - Jonathan A. Supovitz, University of Pennsylvania

• Districts’ Efforts for Data Use and Computer Data Systems - Vincent Cho, Boston College; Jeff Wayman, Wayman Services, LLC