{"product_id":"mismeasuring-schools-vital-signs-how-to-avoid-misunderstanding-misinterpreting-and-distorting-data-paperback-1","title":"Mismeasuring Schools' Vital Signs: How to Avoid Misunderstanding, Misinterpreting, and Distorting Data - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Rees\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJill Wynns\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book helps school and district leaders avoid the pitfalls that await those making sense of their school's data. Whether you're interpreting achievement gaps, graduation rates or test results, you're at risk of reaching a mistaken judgment. By learning about common errors and how they're made, you'll be ready to choose safer, surer paths to making better sense of the wealth of data in your school or district. The authors help educators build better evidence, see conclusions more clearly, and explain the data more persuasively.　\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial features Include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Questions to Spark Discussion\" in each chapter encourage school site, district leaders, and board trustees to apply each chapter's content to their own situations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eData visualizations, together with the authors' interpretations, will help you learn how to do visual analysis (and reach the right conclusions).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical tips provide clear guidance. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupplemental resources can be found at the book's website, k12measures.com, including interactive data visualizations and analytic exercises to help you learn a concept by \"doing.\" \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Rees\u003c\/strong\u003e is founder and current president of School Wise Press consultancy, and leader of its K-12 Measures team. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJill Wynns is an urban education policy expert and a twenty-four-year veteran of the San Francisco USD Board of Education. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52512576536883,"sku":"9781032225265","price":76.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MHM4Vk8wUDNoZC93L3VQM3RFNG9mQT09_5fd07782-7b9b-44bf-8da7-dfe79c87181d.webp?v=1760349252","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/mismeasuring-schools-vital-signs-how-to-avoid-misunderstanding-misinterpreting-and-distorting-data-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}