DETA II Data Analysis Assignment

Directions

Using the data set provided, answer the following questions. Save this document as . Please place your answers in appropriate locations in the table below. You do not need to submit the spreadsheet itself. The table will expand to meet whatever text you type into each cell.

Instructions

The supplied spreadsheet for this activity describes the results of a ten-question quiz given at the end of an instructional unit, with each question graded either correct (one point) or incorrect (zero points). 75% is the minimum passing score.

Review the supplied data sheet before attempting to answer the questions for this assignment. As you review, identify the strengths and weaknesses of both students and individual test items. Look at overall class performance. Identify any outliers that may exist. After reviewing the data, please answer the following questions in the spaces provided.

QUESTION YOUR ANSWER/RESPONSE 1. What is the overall class average? 65.5% 2. Based on these scores, how would you The class preformed below the minimum passing score overall. describe the class’ performance on this unit? 3. Who are the top performing students? David and Margaret 4. Which students failed, or nearly failed, the Sally, Tony, Frank, Mark, Harry, Trevor, Jerome, Wilma, Sue, quiz? Christina, Ellen, Silvia, Trevor, and Pat all failed. Ronette, Jacob, and Wanda nearly failed.

5. What quiz items did students master most? Question 7 6. What quiz items did students master least? Question 4 and 8 7. Is there any item(s) that appears to be Questions 4, 7, and 8. Q4 and Q8 the objectives were clearly not suspicious in terms of student scores? met. Q7 maybe was a poorly worded or was too easy. Which? WHY? 8. Based on your answers above, what Everyone failed or nearly failed except David and Margaret. conclusions can you draw about individual The class overall scored poorly on these objectives and the objectives need to be re-taught. The class as a whole needs and class performance on this quiz? to cover the objectives again.

9. Based on your conclusions, what are the The objectives for questions 4 and 8 clearly need to be re-taught. I THREE most important recommendations would recommend that the instructor create various activities to you can make to adjust your instructional informally assess the objectives throughout the unit. I would make practice for this topic? the quiz with fewer objectives. Maybe only focus on five or less objectives at a time, and triangulated the questions to make sure the objectives are mastered.