Educators understand and use data to drive their instruction and support students in achieving their learning goals.
Education is largely about numbers, educators use surveys as a means to collect data to make changes to their classes. The data from the surveys, such as the data below, is used to indicate what changes may need to be made to a program. The results from the "Current Welding Enrollment by Class" are important for logistics. The number of students welding a particular process dictates what materials, consumables, and machine type is needed for the class.
The "Digital Citizenship Survey" results could indicate a starting point for a class based on average knowledge by student. The survey could be completed at the end of a class, and data used to assure students have obtained the knowledge to be a responsible digital citizen.
Resources:
- Google Analytics Solutions Google Analytics gives you the digital analytics tools you need to analyze data
- Education Analytics Discover New Ways Data Can Help Students Succeed. Get to know Education Analytics. We analyze data in thoughtful and meaningful ways that empower you to make better decisions and measure the things that matter.
- Educational Data Analytics Technologies For Data-Driven Decision Making In Schools - Learning Analytics has been defined as “the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of data about learners and their contexts, for purposes of understanding and optimising learning and the environments in which it occurs”.