使用資料數據採取什麼措施能對學校改善?
Most researchers suggest that a logical first step in using data is to begin making better use of existing data. A systematic analysis of data that are already being collected can reveal previously unseen patterns and opportunities for improvement. More inventive data sources require greater efforts to collect and interpret them.
多數研究人員建議合乎邏輯的第一步，是在開始更妥善利用現有資料。系統性的分析已獲得的資料可以發現過去未曾注意到模式和獲得改進的機會。更有創造性的資料需要費更大的努力去收集及詮釋。
Outside resources can support efforts to collect and analyze data effectively. For example, the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory administers a variety of data-driven school-improvement programs that have been proven effective (Robert Blum, Kim Yap, and Jocelyn Butler 1992). One recent innovation is their "data in a day" program, wherein advisors, staff, and student volunteers select an area of focus in the morning, collect data, and present findings later the same day. The immediacy of the results and the involvement of a range of individuals often provide tangible benefits to everyone involved, especially the students.
外部資源的協助可以更有效率的收集及分析資料。舉例來說，西北地區教育實驗室管理者依照數據處理多種學校改善計劃已被證明是有效的（Robert Blum, Kim Yap, and Jocelyn Butler 1992）。最近的一項創新是他們的"一天內資料蒐集分析" 計劃，其中顧問、職員和學生志願者在早上選擇一個主要的地區收集數據，當日稍晚即呈現結果。結果的即時性和眾多人員的參與提供每個參與者明確的好處，特別是學生們。
資料來源:http://www.ericdigests.org/1997-3/data.html
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