SLLA Data-Informed Decision Making 3

Question 1

A school improvement team wants to identify the root cause of declining 8th-grade science scores. Which protocol is MOST appropriate for this purpose?

Accepted Answer

Fishbone (Ishikawa) diagram analysis

Answer

A fishbone diagram is a structured root-cause analysis tool that maps multiple contributing factors to an identified problem.

Question 2

When comparing your school's chronic absenteeism rate to the state average, a school leader is using which type of data comparison?

Accepted Answer

Benchmarking

Answer

Benchmarking compares a school's performance to an external standard or peer group to gauge relative standing.

Question 3

Which action BEST demonstrates using a data-informed cycle of continuous improvement?

Accepted Answer

Analyzing student work, implementing a targeted strategy, monitoring results, and adjusting accordingly

Answer

Continuous improvement requires an iterative cycle of analysis, action, monitoring, and adjustment rather than one-time data review.

Question 4

A leader reviews discipline referral data and finds that Black male students receive out-of-school suspensions at three times the rate of other groups for similar infractions. This pattern MOST likely indicates:

Accepted Answer

Inconsistent or biased application of discipline policies

Answer

Disproportionate discipline rates for similar infractions across racial groups are a documented indicator of implicit bias in policy application.

Question 5

Which measure of central tendency is MOST affected by extreme outlier scores in a data set?

Accepted Answer

Mean

Answer

The mean incorporates every data point's value, so extreme outliers pull it disproportionately in their direction.

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SLLA Data-Informed Decision Making 3