D179 Data Informed Practices Task 1- Identifying and
Evaluating Data Sources Passed 1st Try Western Governors
University
lOMoARcPSD|10754654
, lOMoARcPSD|10754654
D179 Data Informed Practices Task 1- Identifying and Evaluating Data Sources Passed 1st Try Western
Governors University
Data-Informed Practices: D179
August 2024
Task 1: Identifying and Evaluating Data Sources
A. Educational Problem: Qualitative
One educational problem I have noticed in my five years of teaching 8 th-grade math is
students’ intrinsic motivation. I have struggled to encourage students to complete math
work and give their best effort unless they see a direct reward. I could analyze this
problem through student interviews.
1. Advantage and Disadvantage
One advantage of qualitative data would be that I could identify why
students struggle to find intrinsic motivation in math class. I could also learn rich
detail and elaboration of students’ opinions. One disadvantage to using qualitative
data to evaluate this problem is that the data may be more subjective, sometimes
leading to less reliability. When analyzing the results, there is more room for
human error in interpreting student responses. Since qualitative data generally
uses a smaller sample size, I may not be able to generalize the results.
2. Qualitative data would be appropriate to address this educational problem
because it would help me explore why students do not feel intrinsically motivated
in 8th-grade math. I can ask students to elaborate on their responses and have a
more holistic understanding of the problem. After analyzing the themes, I can
work to increase intrinsic motivation by addressing those themes.
Evaluating Data Sources Passed 1st Try Western Governors
University
lOMoARcPSD|10754654
, lOMoARcPSD|10754654
D179 Data Informed Practices Task 1- Identifying and Evaluating Data Sources Passed 1st Try Western
Governors University
Data-Informed Practices: D179
August 2024
Task 1: Identifying and Evaluating Data Sources
A. Educational Problem: Qualitative
One educational problem I have noticed in my five years of teaching 8 th-grade math is
students’ intrinsic motivation. I have struggled to encourage students to complete math
work and give their best effort unless they see a direct reward. I could analyze this
problem through student interviews.
1. Advantage and Disadvantage
One advantage of qualitative data would be that I could identify why
students struggle to find intrinsic motivation in math class. I could also learn rich
detail and elaboration of students’ opinions. One disadvantage to using qualitative
data to evaluate this problem is that the data may be more subjective, sometimes
leading to less reliability. When analyzing the results, there is more room for
human error in interpreting student responses. Since qualitative data generally
uses a smaller sample size, I may not be able to generalize the results.
2. Qualitative data would be appropriate to address this educational problem
because it would help me explore why students do not feel intrinsically motivated
in 8th-grade math. I can ask students to elaborate on their responses and have a
more holistic understanding of the problem. After analyzing the themes, I can
work to increase intrinsic motivation by addressing those themes.
