Action Research : Improving Schools and Empowering Educators (9781483389073) by Mertler Craig A

Author:Mertler, Craig A. [Mertler, Craig A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781483389073
Publisher: LightningSource
Published: 2017-08-08T14:42:24+00:00

Standardized Test Scores

Standardized test scores can also be used as sources of quantitative data. It is important to realize that these “formal” data collection instruments would also be considered “existing records,” since they are administered to students as a regular part of classroom instruction and district-level accountability. Again, if these types of data are to be included in your action research study, it is advisable that they not be the only source of data; they can be supplemented with more “local” sources of data, such as observations, self-developed surveys, or other forms of existing data.

People in general, but especially educators, tend to have strong opinions when it comes to standardized tests. Regardless of how you might feel about them, they are a source of data that can be used to help answer a research question or address an instructional problem with which you might be struggling. I have argued for many years that since we are required to administer these types of assessments to our students and since we receive their scores (usually both as individual scores and as aggregated scores), why not find a productive way to use them to help us make better-informed decisions about our instruction, curriculum, assessments, and so forth. The following quote summarizes my sentiments:

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