Visualizing Data

Early childhood teachers were being taught how to interpret scores from assessments they administer. The goal in visualizing the data was to concretize it

so that it held more meaning for this audience.

Susan Stewart of Guided Meetingssusan@guidedmeetings.com

AveragesChild Abby Ryan Jose Julia Mike Sui Cali Kyle Anna KimScore 8 9 10 10 7 6 8 5 9 10

Sum of scores = 8 + 9 + 10 + 10 + 7 + 6 + 8 + 5 + 9 + 10 = 82

Average = sum of scores divided by number of children = 82 / 10 = 8.2

Adapted from Learning From Assessment Tool Kit

ORIGINAL SLIDE

8

9

10

108

9 10

67

5

82/10 = 8.2Sum of individual scores divided by number of children equals AVERAGE SCORE for that class

Distribution of ScoresAverages don’t tell you the whole story

• Class A: Children perform at similar levels.• Class B: Some children excel and others struggle.

Class A(5 children) Class B (5 children)

Alyssa 4 Maria 1Derek 5 John 2Roberto 6 Angela 9Juliana 5 Seth 8Kevin 5 Jacob 5Average = 5 Average = 5

4

ORIGINAL SLIDE

Distribution of Scores

8

6

5

5

5

4

Average score = 5

91 2 85

Class A

Class B