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TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING:
ARE WE PREPARING OUR FUTURE TEACHERS TO BE
DATA AND ASSESSMENT LITERATE?
by
Jenniffer Michelle Killion
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2009
Copyright 2009 Jenniffer Michelle Killion
Object Description
| Title | Teacher education programs and data driven decision making: are we preparing our preservice teachers to be data and assessment literate? |
| Author | Killion, Jenniffer Michelle |
| Author email | jenniekillion@gmail.com; jkillion@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-03-11 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-04-01 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Datnow, Amanda |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Ragusa, Gisele Stillman, Jamy |
| Abstract | Accountability and standards-based reform are buzz words in educational settings today. Much of this is due to the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. As a result of this increased accountability, school districts, administrators, and teachers are utilizing data to drive instructional decisions and practices. This focus on data driven decision making has had a far-reaching impact, from the top level of the federal government who essentially mandated data-use, down to the classroom where students learn every day.; Because data driven decision making is so widely used, it is expected that teachers have quantitative knowledge and understand how to use the data in their classrooms. However, there appears to be a gap in the knowledge of our teachers where assessment and data literacy are concerned. Experts cite a lack of training in sound assessment practices as a major problem in schools today, and many are looking to teacher preparation programs to help close this gap.; This research study looked at three university teacher preparation programs in order to find out what they are doing to prepare teachers for data and assessment practices in schools. This study was qualitative in nature, and relied on interviews with teacher educators, a focus group, and student surveys for data collection purposes. The goal was to add new knowledge and begin a research base on data literacy in teacher preparation programs.; Findings in this study show that teacher preparation programs have a greater focus on teaching assessment within coursework, particularly within reading methods courses. Data collection is also a focus, especially with regards to student demographic data. This study also shows that teacher preparation programs teach about differentiated instruction for special student populations, including English Language Learners, Gifted and Talented students, and special needs students. However, utilizing data to differentiate instruction appears to be an area that needs greater focus. |
| Keyword | data driven decision making; teacher education; preservice teachers; assessment literacy; data literacy; differentiated instruction |
| Coverage date | after 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2047 |
| Rights | Killion, Jenniffer Michelle |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Killion-2746 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume29/etd-Killion-2746.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING: ARE WE PREPARING OUR FUTURE TEACHERS TO BE DATA AND ASSESSMENT LITERATE? by Jenniffer Michelle Killion A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2009 Copyright 2009 Jenniffer Michelle Killion |
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