Student-involved data use: Teacher practices and considerations for professional learning

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 60, Issue , 2016, Pages 413-424

  Jimerson, Jo Beth ^a   Cho, Vincent ^b   Wayman, Jeffrey C ^c  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Wayman Services LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Data based decision making; Professional learning; School improvement; Student involved data use; Teacher education; Teacher preparation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979765624     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2016.07.008     Document Type: Article

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