data-informed teaching practices

noun phrase
UK /ˈdeɪ.tə ɪnˌfɔːmd ˈtiː.tʃɪŋ ˈpræk.tɪ.sɪz/
US /ˈdeɪ.tə ɪnˌfɔːrmd ˈtiː.tʃɪŋ ˈpræk.tɪ.sɪz/

Using what you learn from students' work and tests to help you teach them better.

The teacher used data-informed teaching practices to see which math skills her class needed to practice more.

SYNONYMS

data-driven instructionevidence-based teachingassessment-informed teachingdata-based decision making

RELATED WORDS

formative assessmentstudent datadifferentiated instructionlearning analyticsprogress monitoring

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A way of planning lessons that starts with looking at student results before choosing activities.

Her data-informed teaching practices meant she grouped students by what they were ready to learn.

3. Using numbers and records about student learning to decide what to change in the classroom.

The school encouraged data-informed teaching practices by sharing test results with every teacher.

4. Teaching that checks student progress often and adjusts lessons based on what the checks show.

Through data-informed teaching practices, he noticed his students struggled with fractions and reviewed them the next day.