Formative assessment has the potential to support teaching and learning in the classroom.
This study reviewed the literature on formative assessment to identify prerequisites for …

Data-based decision making can lead to increased student learning. The desired effects of
increased student learning can only be realized if data-based decision making is …

Data-driven decision making has become increasingly important in education. Policymakers
require educators to use data to inform practice. Although the policy emphasis is growing …

Despite growing international interest in the use of data to improve education, few studies
examining the effects on student achievement are yet available. In the present study, the …

In a randomized field trial with 2,850 seventh-grade mathematics students, we evaluated
whether an educational technology intervention increased mathematics learning. Assigning …

Randomized field experiments designed to better understand the production of human
capital have increased exponentially over the past several decades. This chapter …

Data-informed decision making is considered important for school improvement. Working in
data teams is a promising strategy for implementing data use in schools. Data teams consist …

Public school financing in the United States is a big business; it involved over $300 billion,
47 million children, and nearly 5 million teachers, administrators, and staff in 1999. School …

Despite data-driven decision making being a ubiquitous part of policy and school reform
efforts, little is known about how teachers use data for instructional decision making …

The use of data for educational decision making has never been more prevalent. However,
teachers and school leaders need support in data use. Support can be provided by means …