This workshop, led by Darcy Fawcett, provides an introduction to statistical testing for senior secondary teachers and leaders who want to learn how to use NCEA assessment data and research-level statistics to evaluate and ‘prove’ the impact of their initiatives on NCEA achievement. We cover graphics, statistical tests and effect sizes appropriate to analysing NCEA grades, credits and qualifications. Statistical tests will include cohort comparisons (e.g., comparing this year with previous years, female with male, …) and theoretical comparisons (e.g, comparing school distribution with national averages. The workshop consists of a survey of prior knowledge, a theoretical lecture, a guided individual exploration of statistical analysis using online data analysis dashboards, and group discussions of our findings.
Darcy is passionate about improving teaching and learning. As a teacher and leader, he was awarded a Woolf Fisher Teaching Fellowship for excellence in educational leadership and ‘in-school’ practice (2017) and a Bright Spots Awards for his data analysis and coaching methodology (2018). In 2021 Darcy founded Sound Data, where he seeks to increase teacher impact through the power of data. He continues to dedicate his career and research to supporting teachers to develop their practice and improve student outcomes. He works with individual teachers, departments, schools, Kāhui Ako and clusters. For further information see www.sounddata.co.nz
Download Darcy’s presentation slides here: Darcy Fawcett Using NCEA Data And Statistics To ‘prove’ Impact On Achievement
