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Summer Cadre 2006

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Advantages

It shows every major assessment for a school or district on one sheet of paper

One can easily compare tests to testsThe web shows movement towards

100% success and 0% failureIt can be determined if any particular

year is best yet, compared to all past years.

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Step 1: How to Begin?

Identify the information that you wish to compare.

For example: Comparing percent of students who scored level 3-5 on FCAT

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Step 2: Finding the information

To find this data, go to FCAT Inquiry on the Learn Page

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Step 3: Collecting Data

Go to school summary page: http://is-web/fcat/SchoolSummarySelection.asp

Select the school Grade level Year for baseline testing

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Step 3: Collecting Data cont.

Look at the last column showing percent of students scoring level 3-5.

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Step 4: Imputing the Data

Open ExcelSelect the information you would like to

be included on the chart. Along with just the data, you should also select your row and column headings so that they will be automatically incorporated into the chart.

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Step 4: Imputing the Data cont.

For example, here is FCAT data

collected for an Elementary school

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Step 5: Creating the chart

Highlight rows and columns containing the data.

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Step 5: Creating the chart cont.

•Click on the Chart Wizard button.        

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Step 5: Creating the chart cont.

•Select Radar and click next

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Step 5: Creating the chart cont.

•Select columns and click next

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Step 5: Creating the chart cont.

•Insert title of your Radar Chart and click next.

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Step 5: Creating the chart cont.

•Next choose the location of your where to place your chart.

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Example: “As object in”

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Example: “As new sheet”

•This will place your Radar Chart on a separate sheet.

Example “As new sheet”

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Step 6: Changing the Scale

On your Radar Chart, click on the x-axis (the line where your scale is located).

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Step 6: Changing the Scale

•Click on scale tab

•Change maximum scale to 100

•Then click OK

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Making Changes to a Radar Chart

Right click on what you would like to change. You will see a choice for Format… For example, if you right click on the legend, you will see a choice for Format Legend.

Choose this Format choice and make any changes necessary.

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Radar Charts

This presentation tool should help tell your school’s story from your data analysis. Give it a try and lets see some of your outputs!