• Understand why clean and accurate data is essential for student learning and reporting.
• Identify common classroom data issues (attendance, marks, assignments, feedback).
• Apply basic data preparation techniques (cleaning, checking errors, standardizing).
• Maintain high-quality student data for grading, reporting, and communication with parents.
• Build simple data quality habits into daily teaching routines.
• The role of data in teaching and learning.
• Types of teacher-handled data: attendance, grades, behavior records, assessments.
• Impact of poor data (wrong grades, missing attendance, miscommunication with parents).
• Activity: Teachers share examples of “data mistakes” in their classrooms.
• Common teacher data issues:
I. Inconsistent grade entry (A, 80, Excellent)
II. Missing assignment submissions
III. Wrong student names/IDs
IV. Duplicate records
• Data preparation techniques: standard formats, validation checks, recording protocols.
• Hands-On Exercise: Clean a sample gradebook spreadsheet (fix missing, inconsistent, and duplicate data).
• Using Excel/Google Sheets effectively.
• Simple formulas for error checking (e.g., identifying blanks, duplicates).
• Validating attendance & marks.
• Activity: Creating a clean attendance & grade tracker for class.
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This one-day course helps teachers improve the way they collect, clean, and manage classroom data such as attendance, grades, and student records. Through practical exercises and real examples, teachers will learn simple techniques to ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliability in their data, supporting better reporting, fair assessment, and clear communication with parents and students.
• Teachers at primary, secondary and tertiary levels
• Teacher educators and academic trainers
• School administrators, HODs, and coordinators.
• Tutors, coaches, and facilitators handling group-based learning.
• Newly appointed teachers who want a strong foundation in classroom management.
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