Schools and Data: The Educator′s Guide for Using Data to Improve Decision Making (Paperback)

Improve instructional leadership practice with proven, easy-to-understand strategies for data-based decision making!

This reader-friendly second edition of Schools and Data provides real-world examples and step-by-step procedures for collecting and organizing data, providing every school leader with the means to facilitate more appropriate and effective decision making. With a highly practical method for statistical analysis, this highly accessible resource places special emphasis on:

• Connecting statistics and educators' daily work
• Integrating Excel and SPSS technology
• Strengthening educators' data interpretation skills
• Increasing the focus on correlation and regression
• Building strong skills in problem analysis, program evaluation, data-driven decision making, and report preparation