6.3 Field Experiences
Candidates engage in appropriate field experiences to synthesize and apply the content and professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions identified in these standards. (PSC 6.3)
Artifact: Field Experience Log
Reflection:
This field experience log was complete for course ITEC 7305, Data Analysis and School Improvement. For this experience we were asked to complete a Data Overview for our school by locating and analyzing demographic and achievement data as represented by state standardized tests over a three to five year period. This artifact was completed alone.
Standard 6.3, Field Experiences asks that candidates engage in appropriate field experiences to synthesize and apply the content and professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions identified in the PSC Standards. During this field experience I was able to collect both the demographic and achievement data of my school and school district. I then analyzed this data using Microsoft Excel. Using Excel, I was also able to create visuals to help me clearly view and interpret the results. These visuals allowed me not only to see the individual results of my school over a period of time, but also compare my school to the school district as a whole. Finally, I organized the data to communicate the findings to others using Microsoft PowerPoint. All of which helped me to synthesize and apply the content and professional knowledge and skills I have learned throughout this degree program.
By creating this artifact, I learned how to locate and analyze different types of data. I also learned how to create visuals to interpret and communicate the data to others. If I could go back to complete this artifact again, I would have started sooner. I feel that I could have done a more thorough job of analyzing and interpreting the results of the data I collected.
Completing this artifact and sharing it with the math department at my school will impact school improvement by allowing teachers to see the areas where students are struggling. Further drill down into this data would also be beneficial in identifying key concepts that students need additional help with in order to develop strategies to improve student learning. Eventually the impact of this can be assessed by improvement in the school’s math scores on the state test.
This field experience log was complete for course ITEC 7305, Data Analysis and School Improvement. For this experience we were asked to complete a Data Overview for our school by locating and analyzing demographic and achievement data as represented by state standardized tests over a three to five year period. This artifact was completed alone.
Standard 6.3, Field Experiences asks that candidates engage in appropriate field experiences to synthesize and apply the content and professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions identified in the PSC Standards. During this field experience I was able to collect both the demographic and achievement data of my school and school district. I then analyzed this data using Microsoft Excel. Using Excel, I was also able to create visuals to help me clearly view and interpret the results. These visuals allowed me not only to see the individual results of my school over a period of time, but also compare my school to the school district as a whole. Finally, I organized the data to communicate the findings to others using Microsoft PowerPoint. All of which helped me to synthesize and apply the content and professional knowledge and skills I have learned throughout this degree program.
By creating this artifact, I learned how to locate and analyze different types of data. I also learned how to create visuals to interpret and communicate the data to others. If I could go back to complete this artifact again, I would have started sooner. I feel that I could have done a more thorough job of analyzing and interpreting the results of the data I collected.
Completing this artifact and sharing it with the math department at my school will impact school improvement by allowing teachers to see the areas where students are struggling. Further drill down into this data would also be beneficial in identifying key concepts that students need additional help with in order to develop strategies to improve student learning. Eventually the impact of this can be assessed by improvement in the school’s math scores on the state test.