Assessment Spreadsheet

Community Signs Middle SchoolSchool for Handicapped

Justyna RatajczykTools for Data AnalysisSpring 2015

Target Audience

P.G. Chambers School, Cedar Knolls, New Jersey

Middle School teachers working with students with multiple disabilities

Teacher assistants

Goals

Middle School teachers will be able to:

collect and organize data

share and compare data

easily pull out and print data when needed

track and assess progress of their students

Time Frame

This spreadsheet will be continuously

worked on throughout the year.

Before

Not visually appealing

Cover names All the calculations made using a calculator

No max and min

No percentage

How it is done

Alphabetical order using DATA tab on the ribbon and then selecting SORT command

Used CONCATENATE to code names

Calculated MAX and MIN using Auto sum tab and selecting max and min and using fill series

Rotated months so they can be read vertically using Format cells- alignment , changed orientation to 90 degrees

Calculated TOTAL using Auto Sum

How it is doneAdded comments using REVIEW on the ribbon, then selecting add new and comment

Changed the width of columns

Formatted cells using Conditional Formatting – highlight cells rules

Formatted cells using Styles tab on the ribbon

How it is done

Inserted pictures in the comment field : REVIEW – new comment – right click on the border – format comment – colors and lines – fill effect - picture

Changed scores to percentage using = absolute reference, cell, / , max score

I was able to insert a new column and a new row without changing the whole document by right clicking and choosing insert

How it is doneUsed freeze panes to freeze the first column with names

Inserted a hyperlink

GraphsGraphed quiz scores

Graphed scores from all quizzes for individual students

Formatted graphs using Select Data option on the ribbon and Axes – Primary

Vertical Axis – More Primary Vertical Axis – Axis Options

Before and afterBefore

After

Looking ahead

Brainy Bits – Learning Styles

Brainy Bits – Multiple Intelligences

References

Sousa, D. (2005).How the brain learns. a classroom teacher’s guide. (4th ed.).Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.

Gardner, H. (1993). Multiple intelligences: The Theory in Practice. New York, NY: Basic Books.

Gregorc, A. (1985). Style Delineator (3rd ed.). Columbia CT: Gregorc Associates.

These websites provided images.