ppt课件-action research data analysis tutorial（行动研究数据分析教程）.pptVIP

Action Research Data Analysis Tutorial James Preston Mike Steele Today’s Goals Provide the teacher candidate with some background knowledge on displaying their action research results. Provide support to small groups of teacher candidates on completing their literature review and data analysis section of their action research project. Purpose of the Data Analysis Section You are to concisely and accurately display the results of your study. In other words, someone who views your data analysis section should get an idea of the results of your study at a glance. Big Idea Much like your classroom assessments should match your objectives in every lesson you conduct in the classroom… Your data analysis section in this action research project should match and display the answers to your research questions. Choosing a Graph A Line Graph You want to use a line graph when you wish to show a trend over a period of time. A Bar Graph Bar graphs are most often used to compare results between two or more categorical variables. A Pie Chart The pie chart is often over used and is only appropriate when you wish to compare parts to a whole. Comparing pie charts to one another is typically not a good idea. Other graphs are available for your consideration but the above are the most popular and straightforward. Line Graph A line graph is best used when you wish to display a trend over a period of time. For example, if you have been giving a series of assessments along with implementing a new teaching strategy and you wish to show that achievement is slowly rising (or mistakes are decreasing) over time, a line graph would be appropriate. This table shows a series of average test scores between two groups of students Microsoft Excel gives you this chart. Others would consider this the appropriate use of a vertical scale This vertical scale can be misleading Consider plotting the change in scores from the week 1 test In this chart, the change in scores from week to week is calcula