Why and How Teachers Involve Students With Data

• In Event: Roundtable Session 7
  In Roundtable Session: The Role of Teachers for School Improvement

Abstract

Though educational data use is not a novel practice, one fairly recent trend in these efforts is the direct engagement of students in tracking and analyzing their own learning data, or “student-involved data use” (SIDU). Yet little research exists that reveals why or how SIDU gets put into practice at the classroom level. In this qualitative study, we draw on data from n=11 elementary teachers across five school districts in Texas to explore why and how they engage students with data. Findings suggest variation in terms of why these teachers initiated SIDU-related practices, in how they implement SIDU in ways perceived to fit their classroom context, and in how they think SIDU works to effect improved achievement.

Authors

• Jo Beth Jimerson, Texas Christian University

• Vincent Cho, Boston College

• Kimberly A. Scroggins, Eagle-Mountain Saginaw ISD

• Ritu Balial, Fort Worth Independent School District

• Reginald Robinson, Fort Worth Independent School District