Data+Analysis

Polls are an extremely versatile tool to implement in the classroom as they are a great way to guage student's knowledge on a particular subject or they can be used to collect more personal information such as a preferance on which type of sport the students enjoy. They also encourage student's particiaption, create a more confortable environment through anonymous responses, and allow an easier way for teacher's to take attendence. Below, I used a poll to quiz my students on the scientific method.

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Surveys are also a wonderful resource as they allow teachers to collect data from their students as well as analyze it. There are many benefits to using surveys as they enable teachers to collect large quantities of information in a short period of time and can be created quickly and administered easily. I created a comprehensible reading survey with questions related to amount of time spent reading, genre of books, and level of enjoyment. I could then use the information gathered from this survey to determine how to help my students become more involved readers and enjoy it more.

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CPS stands for Classroom Performance System is software that enables the students to use hand held clickers to participate in class by answering questions with yes/no answers, multiple choice, and even numerical answers. Teachers could even use the clickers for a test or quiz as the software keeps track of the students participation and answers. This could be a great tool to use in preparation for a test such as a review or playing a game.