Professional Knowledge: Data-based Decision Making
Professional Knowledge: Data-based Decision Making
Background
Developing a clear understanding about how data-based decision making can lead to more effective programming and curriculum choices, can gradually improve the teaching and learning environments in K-12 sites. Thus, your professional knowledge base in regards to data-based decision making must be constantly upgraded with research on the latest findings and practical educational applications. By reviewing research-based articles, you can identify the emerging issues on data-based decision making. Then, the process about analyzing and evaluating the implications for the research with your K-12 situations can occur by generating ideas for improving student academic achievement.
Task
Review three articles using the Ashford Online Library connected to data-based decision making and write a five page research paper (not including the title and reference pages). The articles must be peer-reviewed and they should only be from the 2009-2014 in order to include current research. Also, the articles must be cited using APA formatting for the references and in-text citations.
For each of the three articles reviewed in the Task section, provide the following:
- Summarize each article in one paragraph with regard to the major points or principles of data-based decision making. Be sure to include the article name, journal, and author in the summary.
- Critique each article in one page, analyzing the relevance of the content, the validity of the conclusions, and any potential biases or faulty conclusions.
- Describe the practical applications in one page of the author’s conclusions on data-based decision making.