Educational Data-Meme Mutations #2:
Another Case Study
Note: This is the second entry in an apparent series on the transmogrifications of data in educational spaces. The various cautions that I put in front of my first entry in this series still apply here. Which is to say that if this reads like a gripe toward any one person, I’ve done a poor job. It’s just a thing that happens in education (and I imagine in many other places, too). No shame.
Context:
A few weeks ago, I attended a town hall meeting where a colleague (who I respect greatly) was telling a group of us about themselves. It was an excellent presentation, and reminded me of why I very much respect and enjoy this particular colleague.
To help frame what they were going to do, and how they were going to approach it, my colleague projected this table from Jensen, 2005.
This table really speaks to me. It plays to my particular pedagogical preferences. I’m a fan of what it says. Don’t talk at me for longer than 15 minutes, and don’t talk at your kids for longer than 12. At most. Sign me up.
