Contact:

Helene Jennings – Helene.P.Jennings@orcmacro.com

What purpose does your assessment tool serve? 

The Student Learning Through Technology Data Collection System helps guide teachers' action research and reflective teaching projects and captures information about research design, links to state standards, data collection methods, participant information, and outcomes. The Report Builder function in the database allows the user to search action research and reflective teaching projects, aggregate findings by category, identify patterns, and examine supporting documents such as lesson plans, student products, etc.

Please indicate which category best describes your tool:

a.        _X___ Tools that allow users to ask questions of data (tools for collecting and disaggregating data, including surveys, self-reported data and standardized data)

b.       ____ Tools for observation (including teacher observation and observation of student behavior or performance)

c.        ___ Tools for reviewing student products (including electronic or digital portfolios)

Who is the audience for this assessment tool?

Administrators, teacher educators (college/university faculty), staff developers, and K-12 teachers.

What technology is used?

The database is in Microsoft Access and the application was written in ColdFusion 5.0.  A web browser is needed to run the application, preferably Internet Explorer 5.0 or better.

Approximately how many people are currently using this system?

What professional development (for students or assessors) is required to use the tool?

To use the tool effectively, what else should the school have in place?

If you haven't already addressed it, how does your tool help students or teachers demonstrate that they are meeting standards?

What questions would you like participants to address?