Measuring the Hard Stuff

Overview

Technology initiatives which broaden student access to digital resources are both expensive and time consuming for any school. This workshop will identify some practical ways schools can evaluate the success of such initiatives through both qualitative and quantitative methods to tell stories about improved student learning. The workshop will also provide time for participants to share ideas from their context with the wider group.

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Activity

• UWCSEA – HS Summary of Student iLearn Results

Click on the above report to see an overview of student results for June 2015.

1. Scan through the report to see the types of questions asked
2. As a group pick one interesting question
3. What stands out as an interesting result or pattern?
4. What additional data would you like to collect to triangulate the findings?

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Quantitative Tools and Ideas

International Research Collaborative (American School Bombay)
Digital Life and Learning Survey – 21st Century Learning HK
Clarity by BrightBytes – US based
Qualtrics Software Tools – Google Forms on Steroids !
Pivot Tables – ninja tricks for spreadsheets
Tableau Public – free data visualisation tool

Example Data and Surveys – UWCSEA

UWCSEA – Staff Learning Technologies Survey
UWCSEA – Student Learning Technologies Survey
UWCSEA – HS Snapshot and commentary of results
Tableau Data Dashboards – sample and works in progress

Examples of Qualitative Tools

• iLearn Interviews – teacher insights
• School Twitter Hashtags – #sisrocks, #uwclearn
• Departmental Toolkit examples – HS Math,  HS English
• Primary School Learning Showcase [Google Slides]

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Telling a story – example graphs