Character Growth Tracker

THE CHARACTER GROWTH TRACKER

What can the Character Growth Tracker

do?

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Help You Store And Explore Character Data

Input scores in the tracker file using the 1 to 5 scale


Tell You Progress To The Goal, Overall

Overall average score, combining self and teacher

evaluations


Let You Know When You Input 100% Of Your Data

Percentage of data collected shows

here. As you input more data, this

number increases.

OH NO!

NOT ALL THE DATA HAS BEEN

INPUTTED!


Provide Averages By Type And Indicator

Average Score for Self-Evaluations

Average Score For Each Indicator


Get The Indicator Language Right

If these indicators won’t make sense for your younger kids, adjust them

Just type into the field to reword the

indicators


Denote When A Student Has Withdrawn

Simply mark them as “NETR” (not

enrolled this round) to indicate

why the data is missing

Don’t delete students from the Character Tracker, even if they leave

your classroom

The Character Growth Tracker

does some fancy calculations.

What can the Character Growth Tracker

NOT do?


Can’t Tell You If Students Understand Question Wording

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Can’t Tell You If You Made A Mistake Entering Data

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Can’t Tell You Exactly How To Act On The Data

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Speaking of “data”…

The character scores in the

Character Growth Tracker

are more than just “data”

IT’S KIDS’ DATA!

Therefore, in order to use the

Character Growth Tracker, you must…


Treat The Data With Care!

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Follow Tracker Directions When Inputting The Data!

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Be Meticulous When Updating The Data!

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Carefully Reflect On & Thoughtfully Respond To The Data!

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Remember:Those character scores are

not just data…

IT’S KIDS’ DATA!

Before you actually input any information into the tracker

let’s review a few guiding principles.


Students’ Names Should Always Be Anonymized

Only enter students’ last

initial


If You Move Information From Another File…

Let’s say you have your roster in

another spreadsheet and you want to copy it into the tracker


If You Copy and Paste, ALWAYS Paste “As Values”

When pasting, right-click to select

“Paste Special” and then select

“Values”


Seriously. ALWAYS Paste “As Values”!!!

You could break your tracker if you

don’t paste “as values”


The Tracker Tabs Are Organized By Character Strength

Choose the tab that matches the strength you will be measuring.

If you’re measuring a different strength (not one of the Great Eight) then simply change the indicator wording on any one of

the tabs.


Fill Out The Blank Spaces, NOT The Headers

These colorful column headings

cannot be changed

The blank fields are where you’ll

input information


If You Try To Change A Header, You Can’t

This is the message you’ll

receive if you try to type into a field that is not blank


Save Often

Saving is fun!

On a separate note:

It’s always a good idea to have a file backup service, in

case your computer ever goes kaput


Review The Tracker Directions Tab If You Get Stuck

These directions can be found on the first tab of

your tracker file

It’s now your turn to get started using the tracker file.

Have fun!