Data Driven Decisions for Academic Achievement (D3A2)

D3A2 Release 1.0 Support Materials

End-User Materials

• D3A2 Quick Guide October '07
  This Quick Guide is designed to provide users a quick reference for the features on the main D3A2 screens.
• D3A2 User Manual - November 2007
  The User Manual is organized to match D3A2 training but more importantly, provides the user with step-by-step directions on using the features of D3A2.
• Resource Exchange Only – November 2007

End-User 'How To' Video Clips

Data Warehouse:

• Summary - Looking at data from your login access level. This video explains the graph seen at the Summary level of Item Analysis – Lite and leads the user through selecting a specific teacher’s summary data.
• Content Area - With a year, grade and teacher selected the user can move from summary data to a specific content area such as Math or Reading and see a graph that shows standard level results as well gain links to the benchmark level of data.
• Single Standard - A user can select a single standard to view student results. This will show the names of students and their level of proficiency on that standard.
• Benchmark - Users can compare their class results with the building, district and state as explained in this video.
• Item to Resources - Seeing data at the question level and then jumping off to view released questions is explained in this video.
• Item Analysis-Advanced - Go step by step through the features of the Item Analysis-Advanced Screen.

Resource Exchange:

• Basic Features - This video is an overview of the basic features of the D3A2 Resource Exchange.
• Search - There are multiple options for searching in the Resource Exchange as demonstrated in this video.
• Bookbag - This video tells the user how to create bookbags and access and share the saved resources with colleagues.

Training Materials

• D3A2 Training Script October '07
  The Training Script was designed to assist trainers in covering the features of the D3A2 user screens in an organized and comprehensive manner. The companion PowerPoint can be used in situations where there is no network connection or for the user who feels more comfortable with a controlled environment.
• D3A2 PowerPoint to Accompany Training Script October '07
  This PowerPoint is designed to accompany the Training Script and is referenced via slide numbers in the script.