Making Data Work Worksheet

Name: Taylor Anderson

Complete the chart below by filling in the blank cells.

Process Data Perception Data Outcome Data

Defines the amount of
students who participated.
In addition, the data Helps a counselor understand Provides data that indicates the
Definition provides evidence that an what people think, know, or are results of an intervention on
activity occurred and the able to demonstrate. behavior, achievement, etc.
length and the amount of
sessions of an activity.
Five 7th grade students 85% of 9th grade students After attending the entirety of the
Examples of participated in small group believe that homework is not Study Skills group counseling
Academic Data counseling called Study helpful in learning course program, the attendees moved up
Skills for seven sessions. material. a grade letter in all subjects.
How could a A school counselor could utilize academic data to determine the effectiveness of a program by
counselor use acquiring academic data that is relevant to the intervention. For example, in the scenario of a
academic data to
determine the
school counselor conducting a study skills group, the school counselor should acquire data prior to
effectiveness of the start of the group sessions, current grades for the semester, and again after the conclusion of
their program? the intervention.
100 10th grade students
70% of 6th grade students
successfully completed a After the PBIS training program
Examples of believe that studying is
Behavior Data
PBIS training program that session, discipline referrals
necessary to achieve a high
spanned the course of 2 decreased by 50%.
grade on a test.
hours.
How could a A school counselor could use behavior data to determine the effectiveness of their program by first
counselor use determining a baseline or initial/pre-intervention data assessment, then once the intervention has
behavior data to
determine the
been conducted to determine possible changes in behaviors. Additionally, school counselors could
effectiveness of utilize perception data to gain a better understanding of how the students feel about a topic or
their program? change prior to an intervention.
After frequently absent students’
parents were notified of the current
10 6th grade students were 15% of middle school students
Examples of absent data on their child and the
Attendance Data
absent five times within the believe attending school is not
possible consequences of frequent
month of April. necessary.
absences, attendance increased
by 20%.
How could a
counselor use A counselor could use attendance data to determine the effectiveness of their program by
attendance data to
determine the
analyzing patterns in absences and potential increases or decreases of average attendance both
effectiveness of prior and preceding the intervention.
their program?