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Taylor and Francis Ltd Mismeasuring Schools’ Vital Signs 1st Edition 2022 Hardbound by Rees, Steve
This book helps school and district leaders avoid the pitfalls that await those making sense of their school's data. Whether you're interpreting achievement gaps, graduation rates or test results, you're at risk of reaching a mistaken judgment. By learning about common errors and how they're made, you'll be ready to choose safer, surer paths to making better sense of the wealth of data in your school or district. The authors help educators build better evidence, see conclusions more clearly, and explain the data more persuasively. _x000D__x000D_Special features Include:_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_"Questions to Spark Discussion" in each chapter encourage school site, district leaders, and board trustees to apply each chapter's content to their own situations._x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Data visualizations, together with the authors' interpretations, will help you learn how to do visual analysis (and reach the right conclusions)._x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Practical tips provide clear guidance. _x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Supplemental resources can be found at the book's website, k12measures.com, including interactive data visualizations and analytic exercises to help you learn a concept by "doing."_x000D_ _x000D_
1. What is Mismeasurement and Where Does It Originate? 2. Twisting Test Results and Missing Sound Evidence of Learning 3. The Hidden Hazards of Interpreting Graduation Rates 4. Gaps Mismeasured, Misattributed and Misunderstood 5. Logic Errors Identifying and Evaluating English Learners 6. Mistaken Ways of Measuring Money, Buildings and People 7. Reducing Barriers to Progress at All Levels_x000D_