Excel 2

     This activity used the research question "Does student's gender impact 4th grade reading level".  In order to answer this question we used information from the NCES website.  From this website we obtained the information we wanted to test.  Once we had the information we performed a T-Test using Microsoft excel.  The T-Test allowed us to compare male to female reading scores.  By comparing these scores we would be able to decide if gender was a factor in 4th grade reading performance. 
     As you can see below the results indicate that we will not reject the null hypothesis.  By saying we will not reject it we are indicating that yes their is a difference however this difference is occurring most likely to chance or a measurement error.  So overall with these scores you can conclude that gender does not impact 4th grade reading performance.

     I could see using this in my classroom to help me see what the performance difference is in the children I teach first period and eighth period.  Students in first period seem to be just waking up and at times still wanting to sleep while students in eighth period generally are more awake but have already went thru the day and can be wore down mentally from the lessons they have already received. 

Nets-T Standards

     As for standards I feel we have covered the following

2D- We are taking the information we are receiving from students thru varied formative and summative assessments and using that information to help create data that will inform the learning and teaching.  By using the T-Test function we are enabling ourselves to see what we need to change in our teaching to help close the gap in student performance.

3D- By using excel we are using current digital tools to help analyze and evaluate data to help support our teaching. The data we break down will help us mold our instruction to help students achieve higher comprehension of the material being delivered.

5D- Using this tool we are taking data from students and letting it contribute to the effectiveness of our teaching.  By measuring our effectiveness we are promoting self-renewal of the profession as we change how the material is being covered.