Student Friendly Data Tracking in the Classroom

I started sharing data with my students about a year ago, when I noticed that the students weren’t really invested in their learning or in mastering objectives. From the results I’ve seen thus far after implementing this strategy, I can confidently say that student friendly data tracking is a great way to get students invested and engaged. Below I discuss the 3 different ways my students and I track data in the classroom. At the end I link to all of the resources I mention.

Our Classroom Data Wall

I share assessment data with my students through a data wall that shows whole class and individual data (using student ids for anonymity) for students on their latest assessments including their percent growth towards mastery.

Student Facing Data Trackers

I also, more importantly, share assessment data with my students via standards/objectives based student facing data trackers. The cover sheet on each of their tests/quizzes and even some exit tickets features a data tracking sheet broken down by objective. After their assessment is graded and handed back to students, students go ahead and fill out the data tracker, writing in what questions they got wrong and calculating percent mastery for each objective. Then they fill out reflection sheets and goal setting sheets to help them reflect on their data and identify areas of growth (objectives they need to get extra help with because they’re not at mastery yet) and areas of strength (objectives they are mastering). They then engage in goal setting and identify next steps to be able to reach that goal on their next test or quiz. This data tracking is therefore student driven and encourages their investment.

How I Track Data for My Own Purposes 

I also track this data in a standards based excel sheet for my own tracking purposes. I use this standards/objective by objective data in the excel sheet to help me identify what standards/objectives I need to revisit because the overwhelming majority of the class has not mastered it. I will typically revisit/reteach this objective with a do now or if needed/if its of particular importance a review activity. I’ve recently implemented structures so that if I see that particular students are struggling with multiple objectives, I’ll give them slips to visit me during office hours and get extra help. I also use this data to help me with grouping my students for group work.

Link to the Resources I Use

Below I am including a link to a pdf with pictures of the tracking systems in place in my classroom:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15ahyegeH97Owd8peQnHp62OQvEWNuR7y/view?usp=sharing