The purpose of this investigation was to explore elementary teachers’ beliefs about data and data use. Archived data from 2 research projects were used to address the following research questions: What are kindergarten and fifth-grade literacy teachers’ beliefs about data and data use? What functions do the beliefs serve in teachers’ actual use of data? Using a multicase study approach, 2 research teams carried out qualitative data analysis. Findings revealed that kindergarten and fifth-grade teachers held similar “macro” beliefs, and these beliefs were shaped and contextualized in response to their settings. The study’s implications suggest that teachers’ beliefs about data are influential in what teachers actually view as data and in the ways they put data to use to address students’ learning needs.

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扫盲教师对小学书挡数据使用的信念

本次调查的目的是探讨小学教师对数据和数据使用的看法。来自 2 个研究项目的存档数据用于解决以下研究问题：幼儿园和五年级识字教师对数据和数据使用的看法是什么？信念在教师实际使用数据中起什么作用？使用多案例研究方法，2个研究团队进行了定性数据分析。调查结果显示，幼儿园和五年级教师持有相似的“宏观”信念，这些信念是根据他们的环境而形成和情境化的。该研究的含义表明，教师对数据的看法对教师实际将数据视为数据的内容以及他们将数据用于解决学生学习需求的方式具有影响。