Data Walls, Folders, and Chats: How Teachers in the U.S. Report Using Data With Students

• In Event: Equity Audits: Using Data Tools to Gain Parity

Abstract

In student-engaged data use (SEDU), teachers guide students in tracking and analyzing their own data, establishing personal learning goals, and determining strategies to advance learning. The purpose of this study was to catalog the shape, frequency, and range of SEDU approaches used by teachers in the US and to examine how reported uses/rationales (mis)align with theories of motivation and learning. N=212 teachers across the US completed a survey about SEDU-related practices. While a substantial number of teachers at all grade levels reported engaging in some form of SEDU, relatively few reported receiving sufficient initial and/or ongoing training, and responses suggested areas of disjoint between rationales for engaging students with their own data and SEDU practices as implemented.

Authors

• Jo Beth Jimerson, Texas Christian University

• Cara Jones, Bravely

• Paige Tooley, Texas Christian University

• Trevon R Jones, Fort Worth Independent School District

• Ron Rhone, Tarleton State University

• Alexandra Channell, Texas Christian University