Gelderblom, G;
Schildkamp, K;
Pieters, J;
Ehren, M;
(2016)
Data-based decision making for instructional improvement in primary education.
International Journal of Educational Research
, 80
pp. 1-14.
10.1016/j.ijer.2016.07.004.
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Abstract
Data-based decision making can help teachers improve their instruction. Research shows that instruction has a strong impact on students' learning outcomes. This study investigates whether Dutch primary school teachers use data to improve their instruction. Four aspects of instruction were distinguished: purposeful teaching, adaptive instruction, feedback and learning time. Data were collected by means of a survey (n = 318) and through interviews with teachers (n = 18). The results show that although almost all teachers use data with the intention of improving their instruction, they skip important steps in the data use process. They do not make optimal use of all available data and fail to carry out all the relevant analyses. Teachers mainly use data when their own students have disappointing learning outcomes. They are, however, less interested in using data related to the functioning of the school as a whole.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Data-based decision making for instructional improvement in primary education |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijer.2016.07.004 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2016.07.004 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Non-derivative 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This license allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work for personal and non-commercial use providing author and publisher attribution is clearly stated. Further details about CC BY licenses are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/. Access may be initially restricted by the publisher. |
| Keywords: | Data-based decision making; Instructional improvement; School improvement |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Learning and Leadership |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1535422 |
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