CEDO 540 Entry Two

Doing the guided practice this week helped get some ideas regarding statistics and using them in my profession. Historically I have always used the class average (mean) when looking at a particular groups performance but by doing that I have clearly limited what I could have learned from my data. I believe that having more hard data to support teaching strategies, particularly those using technology. What I have discovered is that many teachers and even students are skeptical of new ideas and having data that has been examined may help promote buy-in. The next thing I need to find out is what types of data I should collect and what types of questions to ask