DETA II Data Analysis Assignment s1

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? The overall class average is 6.55% 2. Based on these scores, how would you According to the overall class score, 75% of the class did not describe the class’ performance on this achieve a passing score. The results of the quiz were bi-modal unit? with 6 & 7 appearing more often. And the median is 7. This shows that most of the students were close to passing. 3. Who are the top performing students? Ronnette, David, Margaret, Jacob, and Wanda 4. Which students failed, or nearly failed, the Sally, Tony, Mark, Harry, Trevor 1, Jerome, Wilma, Christina, quiz? Trevor 2, and Pat 5. What quiz items did students master most? Q1 and Q7 6. What quiz items did students master least? Q4 and Q8 7. Is there any item(s) that appears to be Q4 – Everyone got wrong and Q7 Everyone got right. suspicious in terms of student scores? Which? WHY? Q8 – Because of it low %, 8. Based on your answers above, what Q4 might need to be re-taught. Q7 might be too easy. conclusions can you draw about individual Tony and Trevor 1, might have reading problems and need and class performance on this quiz? additional help on the materials.

The majority of the class may need additional instruction on the material to make sure that concept understanding was achieved. Or an additional alternative assessment might be used for those students that scored low.

9. Based on your conclusions, what are the Look at the material covered. Did you as an instructor cover the THREE most important recommendations material? Did the students relate to the material? you can make to adjust your instructional practice for this topic? Use an alternative assessment. (Graphic organizers, Projects, oral presentation)

Analyze Q4 to see if the material was covered adequately.