Data collection/Analysis

Data Collection and Analysis is a form of learning where students use technology to gather and/or synthesize information. Some examples for teachers would be a grade books or creating online/computer based testing systems. The goal in every classroom is for students to learn something from the lesson given. Students can make graphs or charts to express what they have learned or information they have gathered. Requirements would be a computer lab and time for students to gather data. Availability would be productivity tools for instance. Decision would require to decide what to use--one could be a spreadsheet. The explanation then would discuss the Three E's of a spreadsheet. A spreadsheet is effective because it clearly shows the data found. It is efficient because it organizes the information automatically eliminating all the time it would take if it had be done by hand. Last a spreadsheet will enhance the appearance and will enhance learning process because from spreadsheet students can choose from a variety of graphs to express their information.