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Data Use

In recent years there has been a shift in schools from paper-and-pencil student assessments to increased use of digital technologies.  On-line student assessments offer new types of active, intensive, and reflective learning opportunities for children that can improve their comprehension in ways traditional teacher-based instruction may not.  However, teaching through technology also presents new knowledge requirements and logistical issues teachers must be prepared to address.  Below is a listing of CPRE research that examines the advantages and disadvantages of incorporating technology into classrooms and utilizing the data produced.

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A Formative Study of the Implementation of the Inquiry Team Process in New York City Public Schools: 2007‐08 Findings
A Randomized Evaluation of Ohio's Personalized Assessment Reporting System (PARS)
Benchmarks for Success? Interim Assessments as a Strategy for Educational Improvement
Building With Benchmarks: The Role of the District in Philadelphia's Benchmark Assessment System
Can Interim Assessments be Used for Instructional Change
From Research to Practice and Back Again: TIMSS as a Tool for Educational Improvement
Improving Teachers' Use of Student Data: The Influence of America's Choice and Success for All
Learning Progressions in Science: An Evidence-based Approach to Reform
Learning to learn from benchmark assessment data: How teachers analyze results
Learning Trajectories in Mathematics: A Foundation for Standards, Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction
Locating Interim Assessments Within Teachers' Assessment Practice
Mapping a Course for Improved Student Learning: How Innovative Schools Systematically Use Student Performance Data to Guide Improvement
School Perspectives on Collaborative Inquiry: Lessons Learned From New York City, 2009-2010
State and Districts and Comprehensive School Reform
The Challenge of Sustainable Leadership
The District Role in Building Capacity: Four Strategies
The Relationship Between Teacher Implementation of America's Choice and Student Learning in Plainfield, New Jersey
The Role of Learning Progressions in Standards-Based Education Reform
Using TIMSS to Inform Policy and Practice at the Local Level
What Explains Differences in International Performance? TIMSS Researchers Continue to Look for Answers
What Large-scale, Survey Research Tells Us About Teacher Effects on Student Achievement: Insights from the Prospectus Study of Elementary Schools