Analysing Evidence

Analysing Evidence

Competent Digital Educators generate, select, critically analyse, and interpret digital evidence on learner activity, performance and progress, in order to inform teaching and learning.

Typical activities

  • They design and implement learning activities which generate data on learner activity and performance.
  • They use digital technologies to record, compare and synthesize data on learner progress.
  • They be aware that learner activity in digital environments generates data that can be used to inform teaching and learning.
  • They analyse and interpret available evidence on learner activity and progress, including the data generated by the digital technologies used.
  • They consider, combine and evaluate different sources of evidence on learner progress and performance.
  • They critically value the evidence available to inform teaching and learning.

    • When mastering this competence by doing the work in the lab, you should be able to say:

  • I evaluate administrative data (e.g. attendance) and data on student performance (e.g. grades) for individual feedback and targeted interventions.
  • I am aware that digital assessment tools (e.g. quizzes, voting systems) can be used within the teaching process to provide me with timely feedback on learners’ progress.
  • I evaluate the data resulting from digital assessments to inform learning and teaching.
  • I am aware that the data on my learners’ activity, as it is recorded in the digital environments which I use with them, can help me monitor their progress and provide them with timely feedback and assistance.
  • I use digital technologies (e.g. quizzes, voting systems, games) within the teaching process to provide me with timely feedback on learners’ progress.
  • I use the data analysis tools provided by the digital environments I use to monitor and visualise activity.
  • I interpret the data and evidence available in order to better understand individual learners’ needs for support.

    In the lab we will also:

  • Learn to continuously monitor digital activity and regularly reflect on digitally recorded learner data to timely identify and react upon critical behaviour and individual problems.
  • Learn how to evaluate and synthesize the data generated by the various digital technologies we use to reflect on the effectiveness and suitability of different teaching strategies and learning activities, in general and for certain learner groups.