Schools and Data: The Educator's Guide for Using Data to Improve Decision Making

By Theodore B. Creighton

"An excellent refresher course or a way to start thinking about how to improve student outcomes."

Jacob O. Stampen, Department of Educational Administration
University of Wisconsin-Madison

"Creighton′s descriptions of the applicability and helpfulness of statistics for educators is especially strong. His use of plain language and school-based examples is crucial."
Scott McLeod, Assistant Professor
University of Cincinnati, OH

Cut through the statistics maze to improve instructional leadership

Principals and teachers can now learn to maneuver through the myriad of statistical data to help create goals and strategies for change and improvement based on solid findings.

Comprehensive but accessible, Schools and Data focuses on the relevance of statistics in the day-to-day lives of principals and teachers. This step-by-step, easy-to-follow, easy-to-understand guide to using existing school data can help any school leader facilitate more appropriate and effective decision making. The author provides a less-threatening approach to statistical analysis based on actual school situations.

Key areas of exploration include:

The role of statistics in the lives of principals and teachers An overview of data with real-life examples Step-by-step procedures for collecting and organizing data Statistical methods for interpreting data Spotting and understanding relationships Both SPSS and GB-STAT software procedures

The information is presented with easy-to-follow instructions, illustrations, and pertinent examples that educators can readily understand. This is an essential resource for any educator who wants to break through the statistical confusion to improve skills in problem analysis, program evaluation, data-driven decision making, and report preparation.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761977163
• ISBN13: 9780761977162
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Corwin
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 6.0" x 0.5"