Organizational considerations in establishing the Data-Informed District

In the United States, effective data use is proving to be a vexing problem. In response, scholars have recently begun viewing this as a systemic problem, believing there are actions a school district may take to make data use more efficient and tenable throughout the organization. In this article, w...

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Published in:School effectiveness and school improvement 2012-06, Vol.23 (2), p.159-178
Main Authors: Wayman, Jeffrey C., Jimerson, Jo Beth, Cho, Vincent
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collegiality
computer data systems
Cooperative Planning
Data Analysis
Data Collection
data-driven decision making
districts
Educational Improvement
Educational Research
Evaluation Utilization
Knowledge
Learning
Organizational learning
Professional Development
professional learning
School Districts
School effectiveness
Self Determination
Teacher Collaboration
United States
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Summary:In the United States, effective data use is proving to be a vexing problem. In response, scholars have recently begun viewing this as a systemic problem, believing there are actions a school district may take to make data use more efficient and tenable throughout the organization. In this article, we add to the knowledge of how school organizations can more effectively use data for educational improvement. Through the lens of the Data-Informed District, we leverage the research on organizational improvement and data use to discuss 3 specific organizational areas in which these districts may improve: establishing common understandings, professional learning for using data, and computer data systems.
ISSN:0924-3453
1744-5124
DOI:10.1080/09243453.2011.652124