Websites providing Test data

http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/sat-subject/scores/data
This is the college board website. It is easy to use and full of useful information for every nation-wide given test such as the SAT, AP, CLEP, and so on. It also shows you what information the teachers will use and what the scores can be used for. It also explains how the data can identify what kind of student you are. It also provides the average scores and also gives you option to compare scores.

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The Nation's Report Card - National Assessment of Educational Progress - NAEP

The National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, is where you can compare national and state student performance. For this reason, it is called the Nation’s Report Card. Students are tested in reading, science, writing, mathematics, and many other subjects. The test data is used to compare state to national, and to other state’s progress.
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/faq

Websites Providing Test Data from National, State, and Local Educational Resources

This website Florida Department of Education is a great website. When looking at this site I focused on FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test) scores from different years, grades, and categories. You can look up scores by subject such as Science, Writing, Math, or Reading. When you go to Prior Years FCAT Scores & Reports, you can choose the type of report, the county, the year, the grade, and the subject. Scores can be looked at all the way back to 2001.

This website has very easy access. It also has a Frequently Asked Questions page that has over 100 questions about different state tests and exams that people may have. There are different statistics throughout the website and you can compare different parts of the state and even districts. This website is a great example of a site that has different educational resources.

http://www.fldoe.org/default.asp

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http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009064.pdf

National Center of Education Statistics


The web site is a data resource from harvard law library. The website gives figures on all types of drop out rates. It gives the rates by age 15-24 in grades 10-12. It also shows results by family income and lifestyles. The Resources come from the united states and International, but the website also shows the positive aspect with graduation and completion rates. The website has so much information to take in, but the NCES provides at least 50 pages of scores from 2000 to 2009.

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Websites Providing Test Data from National, State, and Local Educational Resources

I went onto Florida Department of Education website to find test data at state, and local level about the FCAT. I liked this site because you can compare different states like Florida and New York or districts like Broward and Lee. The search can be as specific as you desire, the subject(s), year(s)and/or, grade level(s). I wanted to know what people felt about a test called the FCAT. Does FCAT Pass The Test?,By Jay P. Greene and Marcus A. Winters discusses the FACT. FCAT stands for Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. There is a debate about the FCAT, many teachers believe they "teach to the test" which forces teachers to cram information teachers know will be on the test to students instead of teaching to the curriculum. The other side believes that "teaching to the test" is not a bad thing if teachers teach the general knowledge that is expected of students to know while in school, for example learning to read and do math.
I grew up in Florida so I know about the FCAT. Many of my friends were in danger of not graduating high school because of the test. Although my friends were passing their reading and math classes they did not pass one or both parts of the test. I was told by one of my past teachers that some parts of the FACT won't be covered in the curriculum until after the FACT will be taken. It is my understanding that the FACT is an assessment of what knowledge is expected of that year. How is it possible to be tested on material that will be learned in April, May, or June if the test is in March?

http://fcat.fldoe.org/
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Websites Providing Test Data from National, State, and Local Educational Resources

The website that I found is for East Lee County High School. It provides FCAT results from grades 9-11. The website also provides a brief overview of what FCAT is and why Florida uses the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). This website allows us to see the percent of students who scored at or above grade level and also provides us with the state average in a certain subject area. What I like about this website is, you can compare East Lee County High School with other schools in the same district and compare their test scores, school grades and parent reviews.

http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/achievement/fl/7423#fcat

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Websites Providing Test Data from National, State, and Local Educational Resources

http://education.vermont.gov/new/html/pgm_assessment/data.html
This website is for the evaluation of performances of the students so that teachers and faculty can improve. They have two links that show State Assessment Data and National Assessments of Student Performance. The different tests range from reading and writing to science and math. There are different levels of passing that place the students into ranges where the researchers can accurately manipulate the data.
This website is open to the public so that everyone has access to the where the students, state, and country are rated compared to others. Putting this as public knowledge makes sure changes are made to approve testing. There are several other links that show different test results and with this wide range more informational data can be collected for research.

The Nation's Report Card

The Nation’s Report Card website is offers a lot of information on any given state’s educational data. It allows anyone to view bountiful statistics pertaining to educational resources and tools. There are different statistical breakdowns that can be reviewed by state or in general.
The purpose behind the website is to offer public knowledge of schools’ performance that can be as general as the whole nation, or as specific as a single school. This information can be useful for a picky parent or an inquisitive student. Overall this website provides detailed analysis of SAT scores and more in-depth resources with convenience.

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/

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Data-driven teachers by Dr. Scott McLeod

        The main purpose of this article was to describe data-driven decision-making (DDDM). DDDM is a method of teaching exercises that helps create better information/data about students for the educators to utilize. To properly conduct the DDDM strategy, one should use five steps/elements.

 

        First, have/create good baseline data, which can be shared with administrators to adjust the curriculum. Next, the teacher should create measurable instructional goals which are specific, measurable, attainable, results-oriented, and time-bound (SMART). Then, the educator should have frequent formative assessments because this type of assessment has been proven to have a greater impact on student learning than many other practices. The fourth element of DDDM is to share the findings with a professional learning community to distribute the results of the data so that educational practices can be significantly improved. Finally, the educator should remain focused on instructional interventions, and remember that short-term goals add up, as do many small improvements.

 

http://www.schoolcio.com/showarticle/21990

 

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Websites for Classroom Instruction Excel, PowerPoint and Word

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line.htm
This website can be very useful because it not only offers tutorials for Excel, PowerPoint and Word, but also it offers tutorials for various windows applications and even operating systems. It also offers tutorials of Excel, PowerPoint and Word when used on other computers or operating systems, along with shortcuts and basic skill learning.

http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/RMC/tutorials/office.html
This is a very basic website that is easy to navigate. It offers a lot of resources for teachers. It also teaches teachers how to use the programs to make things to use in class such as quizzes and crossword puzzles.

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Websites Providing Tutorials Emily Overby

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/archives/techtorials.shtml
This website has a mass amount of information on PowerPoint, Excel, and Word along with curriculum programs, web design, and links for special needs students, and early childhood. This website is very assessable and has the option of either viewing the “techtorial” online or having a printable version. This website has great ideas for all grades and useful tutorials that every teacher should view.

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line.htm
This website is a great tool for tutorials on Microsoft Office and using PowerPoint, Excel, and Word. The website takes small step by step instructions in the different fields so you can either go through the whole process or pinpoint your weak spot. Another great aspect of this website is it has applications for how to use Dreamweaver and Kidspiration which are two great programs that teachers can use in the classroom.

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Tutorials for Using Word, PowerPoint and Excel  

http://shareme.com/showtop/e-learning-demo.html

This site is a listing of learning demos. It includes tutorials for Excel, Power Point, MathAid, and many more. Unfortunately, you have to pay for these systems.  

http://www.lttechno.com/links/spreadsheets.html  

This website was designed to help researchers create spread-sheets. It includes both general information, and divides based on grade range. It is also separated into topical categories, such as science, math, and social studies.

 

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Tutorials for Microsoft Programs

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_word.htm
• This website not only offers tutorials for Microsoft Word/Excel/and Power Point, but it also offers resource material that is helpful for other technologies in the classroom. The tutorials are very user friendly and can easily be integrated into any teacher’s curriculum.
http://coekate.murraystate.edu/kate/trainingandtutorials/
• The Kentucky Academy of Technology Education website is something that can be useful to anyone, not just a teacher. They offer multiple links to tutorials on all the Microsoft software; in addition it also gives certain tips and tricks for all the software.