introduction to the nceo data viewer

National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)

Introduction to the NCEO Data Viewer

National Center on Educational Outcomes

Communities of Practice Teleconference

June 5, 2007


Background about the Data Viewer

• Interactive data website • Available online at http://data.nceo.info/• Contains information on:

– State policies on assessment participation and accommodations

– State Annual performance report data

• Users can create customizable reports (tabular charts and color-coded maps) based on chosen criteria

http://data.nceo.info/


Participation & Accommodations


Participation and Accommodations Report Designer:

• Choose a category for the report you wish to create, such as Participation Reports (2004-2005).

• Under State(s) select a state or group of states (e.g., All Regular States).

• From the list below the popdown menu, select any criteria you wish to view with the check boxes. Click the Run Report button. Selecting 1 or 2 criteria will provide a US Map in addition to a data table. If you do not select any criteria from the provided list, no data will be provided and you will be asked to return to the page (hit your browser's Back button) to select data options.

• Click the PDF button to receive a PDF version of the report.

• To run a new report, click the Back button and click Reset. (It is recommended to Reset before starting a new report.)

http://data.nceo.info/pa-designer.asp?y=2005


Report Designer: Participation

Includes information such as:– How students participate– Additional testing options– Criteria that can/cannot be used to guide

accommodations decision-making– How states make decisions about accommodations

that aren’t on an approved list


Create a PDF of the Maps and Tabular Reports


Participation and Accommodations State Summary Reports

• Includes documents reviewed for inclusion in the data viewer

• All questions about participation included in the data viewer

• All questions about accommodations included in the data viewer

• Excerpted information from state policies (note: not available for every question)


Report Designer: Accommodations

• Reports can be generated based on selected states and accommodations category (e.g., presentation, equipment, response, setting, and timing)

• Reports can be created to illustrate policies in one state, to compare two states, or to see policies in all states


Read Aloud Accommodation


Annual Performance Reports


Annual PerformanceReports (APR) Report Designer:

Participation:• Click on the test year of your choice, for example,

Participation in State Assessments (2003-2004). • Choose a Subject (e.g., Reading) and a Grade (e.g., Any High School

[9-12]) from the pop down menus. • Under Map Divisions either use the Default (states will display in 5

colors reporting 5 equal division of report values) or Custom build your divisions and select your own incremental analysis, such as Display values in increments of 2% starting at 90%.

• Choose a report to view by selecting any of the radio buttons. • Click the button, Run Report. • Click the PDF button to receive a PDF version of the report. • To run a new report, click the Back button. • To clear all filters, click Reset button. (It is recommended to Reset

before starting a new report.)

http://data.nceo.info/apr-designer2.asp?r=Participation&y=2004


Annual PerformanceReports (APR) Summary Reports


Other Features

• Glossary of terms

• Link to online publications by NCEO

Look for an online tutorial for the data viewer—coming soon to the NCEO website!

introduction to the nceo data viewer

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