Inputting Your Data

INPUTTING YOUR DATA INTO THE STANDARDS MASTERY TRACKER

Before you actually input any information into the tracker

let’s review a few guiding principles.

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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”


Set Calculations To “Manual” To Prevent Slowdowns

Go to the “Formulas” tab in Excel

Set “Calculation Options” to “Manual”


Treat The Data With Care

The tracker won’t know if you enter

the wrong information

Like if you mark a question as worth

“222” points, when you meant to just type “2”


The Tracker Tabs Are Organized To Fill Out IN ORDER

Fill out the “Student Roster” tab first,Then the “Standards and Assessment Plan” tab next,

Then the “Assessment 1” tab…


Fill Out The Gray Spaces, NOT The Blue Nor White

The blue fields are headers – you

can’t change them

The white fields are markers – you can’t change them

The gray fields are open for you to fill

in the relevant information


If You Try To Fill Out A Non-Gray Field, You Can’t

This is the message you’ll

receive if you try to type into a field

that is not gray


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

Great! Time to input information!

Start by

describing your plan

for measuring learning


Your Name And Other Basic Info

Don’t forget to input your name!


The Roster of Your Students

Put students in alphabetical order


The Standards That Students Will Be Taught

Enter the Standard ID, and a quick description


The Dates On Which Students Will Be Assessed

Enter expected dates for each round of

assessment

That was easy! Now start entering

assessment data.


First, The “Item Map,” Aligning Items to Standards

These Standard IDs must exactly match the IDs on

your Standards List


Make Sure You Match IDs Exactly To The Standards List

Your tracker assumes

“2.PS.1” (with dots)

vs.

“2PS1” (no dots)

are completely different IDs


Next, Fill Out Students’ Responses To Each Question

Be meticulous when you fill this out!

You can see overall results on the “FINAL” tab.


The “FINAL” Tab Displays Overall Averages

You might need to save

your file to see these

calculations update fully

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

Have fun!