At first, this task was a little daunting since I don't get along with technology or math, but I did the assignment with the tutorial, so I think I got the hang of it. I think the most important piece of this data is the "student growth". If your students are not improving academically, then something is wrong. This could be that you are not teaching them effectively, they are not understanding content, or they are simply failing to meet requirements. Only one student (Joel) has a negative growth rate- which is concerning since he is a senior. This could be due to a number of things- he might be preoccupied and therefore not applying himself, he could be stressed, struggling, etc. As his teacher, I would look back over his body of work as a student and see if this is at all typical, perhaps talk with his other teachers and see how he is doing in their classes, and see if something can be worked out to get him caught up.
I have shared a link to the data- included with the spreadsheet are graphs comparing the data.
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You say you don't get along with technology or math ... however, you've just proven yourself WRONG. Terrific effort on generating relevant statistics; charting; and analyzing. With a little practice, these skills will be on auto-pilot for you.
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