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It is hard for me to believe to believe that I actually survived any class dealing with statistics, but I did and I am very thankful. What have I learned over the last six weeks? I have learned how to create survey tools to collect data, review and analyze data, compare data and make decisions based on the data I collect. Of the tools I have gained the one I will use first in my current position is that creating my own survey tool. I plan to use it with my students to create survey of my own to gather data about how they feel about our learning environment.
This class has been an interesting class and somewhat of a challenge for me because of the topic itself. My background with statistics was not favorable in the beginning but this class has helped me to view working with them in a more favorable light. I think the key was seeing them as something tangible that flows throughout the real world daily. Creating a plan before conducting surveys can ensure that I receive useful information from respondents and the specific data I need to collect.
Finally, I was able to build a collection of resources in this course that I know will help me at some point in time. If I do not use these tools for myself, I believe that I can share them and use to share with my colleagues.
I agree that creating the survey was valuable experience. I learned so much from this course and resources that are available to us on The Internet.
ReplyDeleteYou made a great observation about the data as being 'tangible that flows throughout the real world daily.' I often thought of data as being frozen in time, yet we saw through Bill Tancer's work and Google Trends just how fluid it really is.
Tracey, yes! We made it out alive! I'm joking. It was not as bad as I had anticipated. I agree that we came away with some valuable resources, whether we can use them directly or pass them on. Using statistics is challenging, but with our district pushing data, data, data, I'm glad to have had this class. The practical practice was helpful.
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