Educational Data. Common Data Views. Overview of Contents: NYS Regional Information Centers. Common Data Reports Initiative.

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1 Educational Data NYS Regional Information Centers Overview of Contents: Page 1 Common Data Reports Initiative Page 2 Regional Information Centers Expertise Page 3-7 Exploring 5 NYS Common Data Views Common Data Views Data Driven Instruction and Inquiry (DDI) is a critical component of the Regents Reform Agenda. As educators strive to effectively implement the NYS Common Core Curriculum, having access to high-quality data related to student learning has become increasingly important. As a result, the 12 Regional Information Centers are collaborating in effort to provide all school districts with a common report package that can be leveraged to support the following needs: Provide educators, across the state, with a common framework to discuss effective teaching strategies. Improve the quality of reports available by leveraging programming and data analysis expertise across the state. Please review the following pages to learn more about the 12 Regional Information Centers and the Common Data Views. As you explore your local Cognos environments, please note these Common Data Views may look slightly different based on regional input. 1

2 12 NYS IT Centers Central New York RIC 6820 Thompson Rd. Syracuse, NY Genesee Valley / Wayne Finger Lakes Educational Technology Service (EduTech) 131 Drumlin Court Newark, NY Greater Southern Tier RIC 435 Glenwood Rd. Elmira, NY Lower Hudson RIC 44 Executive Boulevard Elmsford, NY Mid-Hudson RIC 175 Rt. 32 North New Paltz, NY Mohawk RIC 4937 Spring Rd. Verona NY Monroe RIC 11 Linden Park Rochester, NY Nassau RIC 1 Merrick Ave. Westbury, NY Northeastern RIC 900 Watervliet Shaker Road Albany, NY Regional Information Centers Expertise The Regional Information Centers (RICs) are organized under the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). Regional Information Centers (RICs) offer 21st century classroom tools to optimize student achievement. Similar to BOCES, RICs are a trusted provider of collaborative services. By regionalizing services, the RICs, in particular, make a wider range of technology skill sets available to school districts. This relationship increases the buying power of a district and promotes consistent technical standards. This cost effective system continues to lighten the burden placed on local taxpayers and has leveled the playing field so that no matter the size of a district, the best resources remain within reach for New York students. RICs provide an array of services that support New York State s Testing Program and Data Driven Instruction and Inquiry (DDI), including: South Central RIC 1 Glenwood Rd. Binghamton, NY NYS Data Warehouse Support Benchmark and Local Assessments Support Data Report Development Suffolk RIC 15 Andrea Rd. Holbrook, NY Western New York RIC 355 Harlem Rd. West Seneca, NY Testing Support Regents Scanning Erasure Analysis Data Integration Support Data Analysis Support Network and Inquiry Teams Support 2

3 Individual Student Performance For all students taught in a particular section or building, this view provides information related to students individual performance. Each student s results are grouped by domain, cluster, and standard. It s important for students to have access to their own data and to get that feedback from teachers so they can start to direct their own learning. -Deb Duffy, Mohawk Regional Information Center Network Team Member and Data Leader When interpreting results for single students, the greater number of questions examined, the greater the confidence in the interpretations about the student s performance on questions grouped in meaningful ways. Common View #1 3

4 Regional Gap Analysis This common view shows the percentage of total possible points earned for the district, as compared to the regional percent correct for each item. By studying regional perspectives, longitudinal data and discrete skill item analysis our Network Team is able to help teachers triangulate the data and then help them refine their practice. -Laurie Hedges, Herkimer BOCES Assistant Superintendent Examining regional trends supports educators efforts to leverage regional expertise. Using this data, teachers and administrators are able to have informed collaborative conversations with colleagues and identify and share instructional best practices. Common View #2 4

5 Released Questions Performance This common view provides performance information on each question released by NYSED. The view highlights the distribution of responses for multiple choice and constructed response items. I absolutely love the report that gives an item analysis for the released questions. I have been sharing it with teachers and administrators and they are thrilled to be able to do this level of analysis with the released questions. -Lorena Stabins, Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES Staff Developer Educators should use this report in conjunction with New York State Education Department s 2013 released sample of questions. Questions are available in every grade (3-8) for both ELA and Mathematics. To access these questions visit: Common View #3 5

6 Constructed Response Distribution This common view shows students performance on constructed response items. Tables and/or graphs show aggregated performance within a domain and/or distribution of performance by standard. This report allows teachers and administrators to drill-down to the standards level... it allows us to align instruction with ongoing formative assessment aligned to the Core to monitor student progress throughout the year. -Larry Dake, Union-Endicott Central School District Principal Analysis of constructed response distribution reports supports educators in improving writing across the content areas and ensures that students gain adequate mastery of a range of skills and applications. Common View #4 6

7 P-Value This common view shows the p-value for each question. For multiple choice items, p-value is the proportion of students responding correctly. For constructed response items, p-value is the mean raw score divided by the maximum number of score points for an item. If we re giving assessments and don t use data, how can we drive instruction? We would just keep teaching what we re teaching and never close gaps. -Anne Marie Palladino, Utica City School District Principal District performance on individual questions can be compared to regional levels to determine how similar students performed on a particular question. The larger the sample size the more accurate the results. Common View #5 7