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Student data can be organized in ways that better encourage organic conversations around the trends you’re tracking.

Schoolwide data walls track progress toward proficiency. Traditionally, a chart is displayed on the wall in a staff-only area of the school. Data is collected in areas like reading and math, and individual cards represent each student. Each card is placed in a below basic, basic, proficient, or advanced category. 

For many, this may feel like a summative approach to data collection, which leads them to ask, “Now what?” In addition, this type of tool may cause teachers to feel defeated that some of their students aren’t performing on grade level because teachers are already aware of this information. If the goal of a data wall isn’t centered around the idea of developing systems of support, as well as taking proactive measures that ensure students are closing the gap of achievement in targeted areas, then it may be time to reinvent your data wall and the way it’s used to set instructional goals.

Determine your specific areas of measure

It’s important that patterns and trends be visually evident in a schoolwide data wall. It should inspire conversations about the connections between the domains and give insight into areas of instruction that need to be addressed. When designing your data wall, consider breaking the areas of reading and math into specific domains. For example, to be considered a proficient reader, a student would need strong phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. A proficient mathematician would need number sense, algebraic thinking, data, measurement, and geometry skills.

These big ideas would become the headings of your data wall so that at a glance, you can get a sense of where the breakdown of proficiency is occurring.

Determine your assessments and proficiency thresholds

Once your domains are set, the next step is to determine which assessments will be used to provide the data. There are many universal screening diagnostics that break apart reading and math into domains that would determine proficiency in each of those areas of measure. Assessments like the Phonological Awareness Screening Test , a nonsense-word survey (to assess decoding), and Informal Reading Inventories (to assess fluency and comprehension) would also provide the information needed to graph student proficiency in specific domains of reading. 

It’s important for your team to determine and agree upon the thresholds of proficiency on these assessments so that when you are charting the students on the wall, you can visually see how many students are needing support in those domains. For instance, if a student performed at grade level expectation on the Phonological Awareness Screening Test, they would be placed as proficient in that domain. If the same student performed at grade level below on the nonsense-word phonics screener assessment, they’d chart as basic in the area of phonics.

Predetermining these thresholds streamlines the data collection process, as well as allowing a quick turnaround for charting the data on the wall. In my experience, these diagnostics are effective when given three to four times a year, with the information on the data wall updated after each assessment.

Organize the data

As teachers gather the data, it’s best for it to be housed in a document that will help the administrative team develop the data wall. The team could use a sheet or Microsoft Excel document that shows each domain and how many students performed in each level of proficiency. Using colors to autofill columns in groups of 10 helps teachers see, at a glance, the overall number of students in each level. At our school, I created a data sheet that teachers use to input information for their students for each of the domains in English language arts and math.

Create headings, and make sure to display your domains horizontally across the wall in a space where only teachers and administrators often convene. Then, vertically place the grade level on one side of the wall (at my school, we place grade levels on the left ). As you look across the wall, teachers in each grade level will be able to see how their students performed across the various domains in reading and math.

Consider using a color-coding system for the determined thresholds. Within one domain, you should be able to see how many students performed below basic , basic , proficient , and advanced . If these levels are color-coded, you can quickly determine if this domain should be a schoolwide focus, a grade-level focus, or an intensive intervention for specific students.

Hold data wall meetings

Data meetings are vital in making a data wall useful. You can find yourself rich in data points but be left feeling information poor. Therefore, it’s important to hold a data wall meeting with each grade level and instructional leader in the building. These meetings can happen three to four times a year, depending on how often the benchmark assessments are given.  

During these meetings, teachers and leaders engage in conversations around the patterns they see in the data. For example, kindergarten teachers who are looking at students performing at basic and below basic in phonological awareness and phonics need to determine which skills students need targeted intervention in for those areas. Because phonological awareness is a necessary prerequisite for phonics instruction, the team may decide to plan targeted intervention groups to learn specific phonological awareness skills with those students first; then, as students show growth in that area, teachers can consider moving students to a targeted phonics intervention.

The team would decide how to group students for that intervention, who would deliver the instruction, how long to administer the intervention, and what data to collect during the intervention to show growth before moving them to an intervention in another domain when needed.

If the team notices a specific domain where all students are performing below grade level, that indicates an instructional problem that the whole grade level or even building needs to address. The focus of the data conversations should be filled with actionable steps that help teachers narrow their focus and leave with clear goals for future instruction.

These meetings also create an opportunity for teachers to see how other students are progressing outside of their own grade level. It’s a cause for celebration for all teachers when they see reds and yellows decreasing as students progress through the grades. Each time you assess students and hold meetings throughout the year, you’ll be able to see the fruits of your instructional labor.

If you’re feeling like your schoolwide data wall has become wallpaper or a place where data goes to die, this shift in approach could help make sense of the data that teachers are already collecting and also allow intentional goal-setting opportunities based on what students actually need. You might wonder, “Why not just keep the data in a digital document?” Displaying the data on a physical wall holds so much more power when it comes to vertical alignment conversations among the domains and keeps the focus of instruction at the forefront of the minds of those administering it.

Maintaining a bird’s-eye view of student performance building-wide is critical in the goal-setting process and encourages teachers to share ideas and best practices. This leads to collective teacher efficacy , which, according to John Hattie’s research, is one of the leading factors for accelerated growth in student achievement.

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How to Use Data Walls Effectively

April 6, 2017 by Jillian Davidson

Teachers today are surrounded with data; formative, summative, demographic, behavioral, non-cognitive… the list goes on and on. At times, teachers can feel like there is too much data and too little time to discuss what the numbers mean for students. One way to help students understand and relate to data is to anchor the data in the classroom. By posting the information, students are reminded of their data and upcoming goals.  Here are four suggestions for using data walls effectively.

• Use appropriate, student-involved goals – Data walls are great tools when combined with goal-setting. Teachers can set individual goals with students or create opportunities for group goal-setting. With goals in hand, create a data wall for students to mark their desired growth. Creating this type of data wall is powerful because students are active participants in the process and product. Be mindful that the goals are both realistic and anonymous. Protecting students in this way means they will see the chart as encouraging versus threatening.
• Be consistent – When creating data walls based on formative data, consistency of scoring is key. If you’re constantly changing the target, students do not know where to aim. Through consistent grading practices, students feel more confident about what is expected and how to reach those goals.
• Include non-academic talents, too – Data charts around standardized tests such as NWEA have become common practice in many schools and classrooms, yet there are some students who might not feel successful on these measures. With data walls featuring non-cognitive skills such as perseverance, taking responsible risks, and listening with understanding and empathy, students can see that talents outside of academics are also valued in the classroom.
• Revisit the data often – Lastly, when putting up data walls, make sure to hang them in a location that is easily accessible and encourages frequent discussion. By drawing students’ attention to the data walls habitually, students see that the data is significant and keeps their focus on reaching their goals.

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Concherra Gambl... Feb 5, 2024 9:19am

1. The leadership group helps educators make use of Data Walls by starting the process of implementation, offering materials, and fostering group discussions. They offer to help with data analysis and initially put together the Data Walls. The leadership team also works in tandem with the teaching staff to analyze data, pinpoint successful teaching tactics, and encourage cross-team sharing of best practices. They guarantee that Data Walls are successfully incorporated into teaching practices by holding frequent meetings and providing assistance, encouraging a culture of data-driven decision-making and ongoing professional development among educators.

2.Because data walls give students' performance and progress a visual representation, using them as a tool to improve instruction can be successful. They enable educators, instructional coaches, and administrators to have data-driven conversations that help them spot patterns, assess student development, and adjust interventions as necessary. Data walls help schools create a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging openness, cooperation, and introspection. Furthermore, they enable educators to make knowledgeable choices about teaching methods and student assistance, which eventually improves the learning outcomes for students.

3.Data walls, in the principal's opinion, are effective because they offer a more meaningful and concrete depiction of students' progress than simple charts or graphs, which draws in teachers and encourages deeper engagement. Moving a student's card on a data wall from one level to another, in contrast to traditional charts, provides a strong visual indication of progress or areas that require improvement. In the end, this hands-on approach improves instruction and student outcomes by encouraging teachers to invest more time and energy in comprehending student data and putting targeted interventions into practice.

William Voelkerding Feb 20, 2022 8:52pm

I am not sure how I feel about these data walls. Right off the bat I see a FERPA violation as having that level information posted public in the classroom takes away from the privacy of the student. I also see the laborious task of moving cards up and down. However I think this system is great if you could digitally automate it using AI and machine learning. Having students work on a computer program that tracks thier progross and creates a data wall for the teacher would be very beneficial also if only the teacher and student can log in and view it would help maintain privacy.

Nikki Meredith Aug 15, 2019 8:16pm

This year we are starting data walls.  We have worked closely with data this past yesar, but I believe that having the visual so that all can see the students and their movement will make a difference.  It makes a bigger impact to see that these students have been moving up, down, or staying stagnent.  Students with similar needs can also be clustered together to implement needed intervention.

cheryl campbell Jul 25, 2019 3:43pm

I think data walls are great for collaboration. The team could bounce ideas off of each other. I also like that it is not a chart on paper and that itis tangible and you can hold the card and move students' card to see how thay are moving up or down. This will help drive instruction. I also like that involves the coaches and the coaches could help with ideas.

Samantha Siquig Jul 10, 2019 10:56am

I wish my school did something like this. The data wall seems so helpful. Teachers are not only working with fellow teachers but with coaches and adiministrators. This is great for new teachers who need extra support when trying to figure out where a child falls short and what strategies they can use.

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How do you encourage data-driven conversations with your teachers? Data walls! Crystal Ceresani explains the benefits of these powerful organizational tools for increasing teacher engagement and tips for successfully implementing your own.

iteracy, literacy, literacy! Data, data, data!" These words are becoming more and more popular as new initiatives roll out and education continues to evolve; however, these words don't need to just be "buzzwords" in your school. Many schools want to have data as a priority and at the forefront of conversations but don't know where to begin. That's where a coach and the use of data walls come into play!

How Data Walls Can Help a Coach

Data discussions are more approachable.

Data walls are a great way to initiate conversations based on literacy data (or any data) in your school. They not only open the door for you, as the coach, to lead discussions around data but they also create a culture where teachers refer back to this data in their own conversations, planning, and goal-setting.

Here's an example of a literacy data wall that Crystal put together with her staff to create transparency and to track student growth throughout the year!

As an instructional coach, data should be a habit and at the forefront of everything you do. However, getting teachers involved in discussions around data isn't always an easy task. There are many teachers who are strong in data analysis and interpretation, but there are also many who lack confidence and avoid data conversations. literacy data walls help create a culture where all teachers, including those who are not strong in data analysis, feel more confident in participating in data discussions.

Increase Teacher Engagement

Having a literacy data wall is also a great way to get all teachers engaged in tracking reading growth throughout the year. All teachers in the school have a set group of students they are tracking data for, and it needs to a group of students they work directly with at some point. This way, they can take some ownership in the progress being seen through the data.

Crystal and one of her peers update the literacy data wall to monitor both progress and performance.

As teachers grow more confident in their impacts on student reading growth, you'll hear the conversations surrounding the data wall deepen. The data discussions will go from "I see that this student's score dropped from 975 to 850, what could be the cause of this?" to something more along the lines of "This student's score decrease must be a result of their lack of vocabulary recognition. We may need to work on context clues strategies with her to help her in this."

Literacy data walls also help drive engagement by keeping the school's goals visual. As teachers track their student growth, it's easy for them to see the school's progress in moving students to be better readers. Whether your school is using Houghton Mifflin's Reading Inventory , DIBELS , Fountas and Pinnell , or any other reading level program, it should be easy to track where students need to be compared to where they are.

6 Ways to Implement and Use Literacy Data Walls

1) plan what reading level data will be used.

The data used for a literacy data wall should be a reading level assessment that is used multiple times throughout the school year. Some ideas include the Reading Inventory by Houghton Mifflin, DIBELS DORF or MAZE data, Fountas and Pinnell, Development Reading Assessment, or any other reading level program your school uses.

2) Plan the set-up and implement it

The data wall needs to be set up in a confidential space within the school or use students ID numbers to avoid breaking confidentiality laws . You'll want it in a central location where teachers are able to access the data to update it, or if they need data to plan for classroom instruction. Some suggestions are the school's conference room, the instructional coach's classroom or office, somewhere in the front office area, or in a teacher workroom. This will depend on what locations your school has available.

3) Create urgency with your teachers for buy-in

Teacher buy-in can make all the difference in the world when implementing a literacy data wall. The best way to get all teachers onboard is to create a sense of urgency surrounding the goal your school has in terms of literacy.

A good idea is to pull reading levels data for your school and have the teachers dig into it for the percentage of students reading below grade level compared to on-grade. Additionally, you can have charts made that show where students should be at the given grade levels and pictures representing what textiles are needed for specific future careers—which can be done through a simple internet search.

4) Communicate procedures clearly to teachers & staff

When introducing a literacy data wall, the expectations and procedures for each step of the process should be clear upfront . Confusion about this process can discourage teachers and lead to the wall not being as successful. Teachers need to know when they are to update the data wall, what this process looks like, and what the expectations are for data discussions about the wall. Have a concrete plan set for the uses of the data wall, and be ready to clearly explain this to the teachers.

I always suggest that all teachers update the data wall within a week of the reading level testing and stay to discuss it as a team immediately following the updates. As the instructional coach, you will want to help facilitate the discussion, but the teachers will be the ones to do the talking, observations, and sharing ideas to help promote more growth.

5) Reflect!

As the year comes to an end, the teachers' data discussion will be a bit different than during the school year. Teachers will reflect on what worked as a whole, which strategies had the largest impact, and which strategies weren't as strong. The discussion will revolve around ideas for the next school year.

6) Celebrate successes!

It's so important for teachers to see their impacts, and that's exactly what this data wall will help accomplish. As a reminder, even the smallest of successes are worth celebrating and sometimes that's as simple as celebrating a student maintaining a score. While high growth and students jumping reading level bands is the ultimate goal, we cannot forget the small accomplishments that build up to the bigger ones.

As an instructional coach, you'll want to help point out these small victories. Teachers sometimes see small victories and failures because they want so much, and that is understandable; however, you want to make sure every teacher feels a sense of gratification when seeing the data wall and students growth. As you see the teachers celebrating the small victories, you will also hear the conversations shift in a way that is more positive.

Final Note and Tips

Remember that teachers need to be interactive with data to truly gain from it, whether it's through the use of a data wall or some other method. If teachers simply look at data and go back to their classrooms, then they will not make a push to implement anything from it. True data discussions and having teachers be a part of the data will help them to return to their classes and use the data! Let teachers lead and participate in discussions where observations are made, strategies are shared, and reflection happens. These things combined will work magic.

I've found 10 great perks (reminders) in our use of data walls:

• Designed around school goals and can help monitor progress toward them.
• Creates a visual representation of student achievement
• Approaches literacy with an "all-hands-on-deck" style
• Invites every teacher to monitor and participate in conversations around the data
• Helps build teachers' confidence in literacy and data within the school
• Prompts rich conversations about teaching and learning
• Generates questions that lead to changes in classroom practice
• Leads to the building of a new, more precise data wall
• Builds a collaborative professional culture
• Impacts teaching practice and student learning

About our Guest Blogger

Mrs. Crystal Ceresani is an elementary/middle school instructional coach in a rural school system in South Georgia. Over the last 4 years, she's researched and supported deeper learning for all students by helping teachers dig into data and its uses, implement new strategies, and promote differentiation as a norm in the classroom. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Middle School Education: Math and Language Arts, a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction: Accomplished Teaching, and Instructional Coach and Leadership certifications.

Crystal aspires to make an impact in education that ultimately benefits student achievement, and she knows the best way to create a change in how students learn is by changing how educators learn. It is her goal to continue to help teachers grow and to share ways to use data in the school and classroom to best know where students are and how to best reach them.

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Practice Continuous Monitoring Using Data Walls

A data wall, or a data board, is a visual tool used to keep up with the progress of all students in a class and, ultimately, in a school. It keeps student progress on display at all times. We emphasize that data walls are a teacher’s tool. It is not good practice to label students or label groups using text levels.

For teachers, however, it is important to know the instructional levels students can currently process (and that includes the behaviors and understandings outlined by the level of text) and to have a vision for what teaching is needed. The data wall becomes a living document that reveals the diversity among your students. It helps to blur grade-level lines and to remind you and your colleagues that you need to teach students where they are but give them impetus to go further.

For getting started with a data wall, these suggestions may be useful:

• Convene teachers in a grade-level group (or some combined grade levels if needed.)
• Have a large graph on the wall with text levels across the top and blank space to place sticky notes. Create a bracket or shading to indicate your district’s grade-level expectations.
• Each teacher brings results of the first administration of text-based assessment, e.g., BAS, to the meeting.
• They record the student’s first name and reading level on a sticky note with a uniform color for each grade level.
• Add colored dots if needed for any additional information.
• Place sticky notes under the appropriate column (text level) on the gradient.
• Create a key so that everyone recognizes the classroom or grade level and special designations.
• Have a discussion of what you notice as you look at the data wall and set some goals.
• Return to the data wall at regular intervals (often quarterly) for a continuing discussion. As time goes on a student’s progress up the ladder of text, teachers can move the sticky notes and place them at a higher level.

As previously stated, the data wall should reside in the teacher's workroom. It is not a tool for students or families to see. It helps to create a culture of collaboration in which teachers can support each other in solving problems and have shared ownership of student outcomes. This culture forms the fabric to support a high-quality instructional program for literacy.

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If you keep up with the blog, you know that this year I have had to work very hard to motivate my students. After creating my proactive language anchor chart , I decided there was more that had to be done. This is when I created my classroom data wall. It takes a lot for some students to take responsibility for their learning, and data walls in the classroom help with that.

On my data wall, I have a graph of the students’ most recent district test averages, a list of all of the 5th-grade TEKS, and a breakdown of the STAAR test.

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The point of my data wall isn’t to prepare for any state test, but instead to show the kids where they are at and where they need to be. It puts some things into perspective for a lot of my students.

The graph shows the students where they are compared to the district and my fellow teacher’s class. My kids aren’t winning and they don’t like it.

I also have a list of the 5th-grade TEKS located on the wall so the students can see what they are responsible for knowing by the end of the year.

Most teachers, myself included until now, never really talk to the students about the learning standards. But why? The kids should be held accountable, know what their strengths are, and know where they struggle the most. Only then are they able to make a change. My students know exactly what TEKS they are weak in and can tell you exactly what they are doing to improve.

With this data wall, I give the impression to my students that if they master all those TEKS on the wall throughout the year, there is no way they won’t make a 100 on the state test. Now, do I believe that? No. With a rate of 36% of my kids passing the year before, statistically, there is hardly a chance. However, I make my kids believe it is a possibility and that it could and will happen. Sometimes, all a kid needs is just for someone to believe in them. So, that is exactly what I am going to do. My first step to motivating and holding high expectations, a data wall.

So far, it has been a game-changer. Maybe this could be a great addition to your classroom as well.  What do you think about data walls in the classroom?

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I first came across the concept of a data wall back in 2012, when reading the seminal text, Putting FACES on the data , by Lyn Sharratt and Michael Fullan. Thanks to their work, data walls are commonly discussed in education. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the concept, a data wall is a display of student achievement data, designed to help teachers focus on the success of every student. As one blog put it, ‘ A data wall unites a school by bringing a staff together to see students as ‘our students’ versus his or her students ’.

The data wall uses sound data that facilitates good decisions about student learning.

The display provides a perspective or view of student achievement that teachers would not ordinarily have.

The data displayed show student growth in learning.

The data wall contributes to more effective teaching and thus, improved student learning.

There is a clear line of sight from the data wall to teaching plans and to feedback to students.

In 2016, Sharratt advised that data walls need to advance from stilted snapshots of performance, to being evidence of problem-solving strategies agreed upon by all teachers who teach each student. She went on to state, ‘ Data walls MUST show growth and achievement. ’

In her 2016 article, Sharratt cautioned against pretty displays for the sake of pretty, and advised,

‘ Data Walls become more in-depth when the assessment tool used to put the FACES on the data is teacher developed, focused on student work and collaboratively assessed to agree upon levels of the work. The documentation of this work invites inquiry into students thinking and raises questions for teachers and leaders about best, high yield instructional practices for all students: necessary for some – good for all. ’

But schools are busy places and time is a precious commodity. Even if a school dispenses with ‘pretty’, creating an effective data wall takes a lot of time.

Using Brightpath data for your data walls

We would like to share with you how we support school leaders and teachers with collecting sound data about student achievement and help them use that data to improve student learning.

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Fully developed scales to assess narrative, persuasive, information report and recount writing, for students from kindy to year 9.

An extensive range of online mathematics assessments for students in year levels 2 to 9.

A broad range of reports that support both formative and summative uses of the data.

The facility to track student growth in learning in terms of learning progressions.

A view of students’ performance against next step teaching points

Figure 1 (below) shows an extract of a Teaching Point report for narrative writing. This report displays students’ scores relative to learning progressions and provides information about what students need to learn next. Each block represents the score a student was given, and the student’s initials are shown within the block. Each year level is depicted in a different colour. As you can see, such a report makes it easy for schools to work from the data to teaching programs to feedback to students.

‘ Brightpath has led to improvements in writing because we have that, detailed clear feedback. It tells us exactly what students need and what to work on. ’ School Curriculum Leader, East Hamersley PS

Figure 1: Extract of a Teaching Point Report for Narrative Scale

A view of whole school data

The Brightpath scales are equated so schools can readily see students from different year levels on the same scale. Figure 2 (below) shows an example of whole school data. Each year level is shown in a different colour, but all students have been scored on the same scale. The size of the bubbles represents the number of students with a given score. Outliers, student that over or underperformed significantly, are easy to identify.

Figure 2: Bubble Distribution Display, Persuasive Scale, Term 3, 2021, East Hamersley PS

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Figure 3: Pre- and post-test distribution for narrative writing, Year 2, Term 1 and 4, 2020, East Hamersley PS

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“The use of data walls to support teaching and learning”. Anne Webb Principal, Rossmore Public School Learnings from LEAP ACEL Conference, 16 th May,2010. Why data walls?.

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“The use of data walls to support teaching and learning” Anne Webb Principal, Rossmore Public School Learnings from LEAP ACEL Conference, 16th May,2010

Why data walls? Whilst on LEAP exchange last year to The Burnham School in Cobourg, Ontario I encountered my first data wall. Being a visual learner the concept immediately appealed to me. On returning to my school as a staff we researched different data walls used across Canada and USA. The following slides are images of data walls we harvested from the internet and used to guide us in the decision of selecting our first data wall to assist us in planning for and monitoring student growth.

A visual representation of school data

Shows results over time

Shows alignment between targets and results.

Guides teaching decisions

Tracks progress

Gives teachers a quick picture of where groupings are in order to work within their classrooms • Gives STLA an idea of where she can best help students who are struggling in the various grades.

Celebrating Student Growth Students created their trains and posted their scores in the train window.

Student sailboats move from RED to YELLOW to GREEN (where Green is the benchmark).

Monitoring student growth • Students’ pictures as they show growth throughout the year. • Student performance levels are posted using student I.D.s backed with magnetic tape. • Because the room is used for parent meetings, shades mounted above the board roll down to cover the confidential information displayed.

Posting goals and data • Staff are committed to using data to make decisions. • A school wide data wall along with data analysis charts are housed in the staff room. • Staff use this information to make decisions around teaching and learning.

Whilst not the most exciting display of data this is the format we have chosen to model our first data wall on at Rossmore PS identify actuals, predictions and results.

A data wall alone is of minimal benefit. Professional dialogue needs to be interactive with a focus on the evidence ‘of learning’ collected regularly. Education is conversation. Conversation creates change. ~Karl Fisch

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Finding ways to present information effectively? You can end deathly boring and ineffective data presentation right now with our 10 methods of data presentation . Check out the examples from each technique!

Have you ever presented a data report to your boss/coworkers/teachers thinking it was super dope like you’re some cyber hacker living in the Matrix, but all they saw was a pile of static numbers that seemed pointless and didn’t make sense to them?

Understanding digits is rigid . Making people from non-analytical backgrounds understand those digits is even more challenging.

How can you clear up those confusing numbers in the types of presentation that have the flawless clarity of a diamond? So, let’s check out best way to present data. 💎

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#2 – Text

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What are Methods of Data Presentation?

The term ’data presentation’ relates to the way you present data in a way that makes even the most clueless person in the room understand. 

Some say it’s witchcraft (you’re manipulating the numbers in some ways), but we’ll just say it’s the power of turning dry, hard numbers or digits into a visual showcase that is easy for people to digest.

Presenting data correctly can help your audience understand complicated processes, identify trends, and instantly pinpoint whatever is going on without exhausting their brains.

Good data presentation helps…

• Make informed decisions and arrive at positive outcomes . If you see the sales of your product steadily increase throughout the years, it’s best to keep milking it or start turning it into a bunch of spin-offs (shoutout to Star Wars👀).
• Reduce the time spent processing data . Humans can digest information graphically 60,000 times faster than in the form of text. Grant them the power of skimming through a decade of data in minutes with some extra spicy graphs and charts.
• Communicate the results clearly . Data does not lie. They’re based on factual evidence and therefore if anyone keeps whining that you might be wrong, slap them with some hard data to keep their mouths shut.
• Add to or expand the current research . You can see what areas need improvement, as well as what details often go unnoticed while surfing through those little lines, dots or icons that appear on the data board.

Methods of Data Presentation and Examples

Imagine you have a delicious pepperoni, extra-cheese pizza. You can decide to cut it into the classic 8 triangle slices, the party style 12 square slices, or get creative and abstract on those slices. 

There are various ways for cutting a pizza and you get the same variety with how you present your data. In this section, we will bring you the 10 ways to slice a pizza – we mean to present your data – that will make your company’s most important asset as clear as day. Let’s dive into 10 ways to present data efficiently.

#1 – Tabular 

Among various types of data presentation, tabular is the most fundamental method, with data presented in rows and columns. Excel or Google Sheets would qualify for the job. Nothing fancy.

This is an example of a tabular presentation of data on Google Sheets. Each row and column has an attribute (year, region, revenue, etc.), and you can do a custom format to see the change in revenue throughout the year.

When presenting data as text, all you do is write your findings down in paragraphs and bullet points, and that’s it. A piece of cake to you, a tough nut to crack for whoever has to go through all of the reading to get to the point.

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All the above quotes present statistical information in textual form. Since not many people like going through a wall of texts, you’ll have to figure out another route when deciding to use this method, such as breaking the data down into short, clear statements, or even as catchy puns if you’ve got the time to think of them.

A pie chart (or a ‘donut chart’ if you stick a hole in the middle of it) is a circle divided into slices that show the relative sizes of data within a whole. If you’re using it to show percentages, make sure all the slices add up to 100%.

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The bar chart is a chart that presents a bunch of items from the same category, usually in the form of rectangular bars that are placed at an equal distance from each other. Their heights or lengths depict the values they represent.

They can be as simple as this:

Or more complex and detailed like this example of presentation of data. Contributing to an effective statistic presentation, this one is a grouped bar chart that not only allows you to compare categories but also the groups within them as well.

Similar in appearance to the bar chart but the rectangular bars in histograms don’t often have the gap like their counterparts.

Instead of measuring categories like weather preferences or favourite films as a bar chart does, a histogram only measures things that can be put into numbers.

Teachers can use presentation graphs like a histogram to see which score group most of the students fall into, like in this example above.

Recordings to ways of displaying data, we shouldn’t overlook the effectiveness of line graphs. Line graphs are represented by a group of data points joined together by a straight line. There can be one or more lines to compare how several related things change over time. 

On a line chart’s horizontal axis, you usually have text labels, dates or years, while the vertical axis usually represents the quantity (e.g.: budget, temperature or percentage).

A pictogram graph uses pictures or icons relating to the main topic to visualise a small dataset. The fun combination of colours and illustrations makes it a frequent use at schools.

Pictograms are a breath of fresh air if you want to stay away from the monotonous line chart or bar chart for a while. However, they can present a very limited amount of data and sometimes they are only there for displays and do not represent real statistics.

If presenting five or more variables in the form of a bar chart is too stuffy then you should try using a radar chart, which is one of the most creative ways to present data.

Radar charts show data in terms of how they compare to each other starting from the same point. Some also call them ‘spider charts’ because each aspect combined looks like a spider web.

Radar charts can be a great use for parents who’d like to compare their child’s grades with their peers to lower their self-esteem. You can see that each angular represents a subject with a score value ranging from 0 to 100. Each student’s score across 5 subjects is highlighted in a different colour.

If you think that this method of data presentation somehow feels familiar, then you’ve probably encountered one while playing Pokémon .

A heat map represents data density in colours. The bigger the number, the more colour intense that data will be represented.

Most U.S citizens would be familiar with this data presentation method in geography. For elections, many news outlets assign a specific colour code to a state, with blue representing one candidate and red representing the other. The shade of either blue or red in each state shows the strength of the overall vote in that state.

Another great thing you can use a heat map for is to map what visitors to your site click on. The more a particular section is clicked the ‘hotter’ the colour will turn, from blue to bright yellow to red.

If you present your data in dots instead of chunky bars, you’ll have a scatter plot. 

A scatter plot is a grid with several inputs showing the relationship between two variables. It’s good at collecting seemingly random data and revealing some telling trends.

For example, in this graph, each dot shows the average daily temperature versus the number of beach visitors across several days. You can see that the dots get higher as the temperature increases, so it’s likely that hotter weather leads to more visitors.

5 Data Presentation Mistakes to Avoid

#1 – assume your audience understands what the numbers represent.

You may know all the behind-the-scenes of your data since you’ve worked with them for weeks, but your audience doesn’t.

Showing without telling only invites more and more questions from your audience, as they have to constantly make sense of your data, wasting the time of both sides as a result.

While showing your data presentations, you should tell them what the data are about before hitting them with waves of numbers first. You can use interactive activities such as polls , word clouds and Q&A sections to assess their understanding of the data and address any confusion beforehand.

#2 – Use the wrong type of chart

Charts such as pie charts must have a total of 100% so if your numbers accumulate to 193% like this example below, you’re definitely doing it wrong.

Before making a chart, ask yourself: what do I want to accomplish with my data? Do you want to see the relationship between the data sets, show the up and down trends of your data, or see how segments of one thing make up a whole?

Remember, clarity always comes first. Some data visualisations may look cool, but if they don’t fit your data, steer clear of them. 

#3 – Make it 3D

3D is a fascinating graphical presentation example. The third dimension is cool, but full of risks.

Can you see what’s behind those red bars? Because we can’t either. You may think that 3D charts add more depth to the design, but they can create false perceptions as our eyes see 3D objects closer and bigger than they appear, not to mention they cannot be seen from multiple angles.

#4 – Use different types of charts to compare contents in the same category

This is like comparing a fish to a monkey. Your audience won’t be able to identify the differences and make an appropriate correlation between the two data sets. 

Next time, stick to one type of data presentation only. Avoid the temptation of trying various data visualisation methods in one go and make your data as accessible as possible.

#5 – Bombard the audience with too much information

The goal of data presentation is to make complex topics much easier to understand, and if you’re bringing too much information to the table, you’re missing the point.

The more information you give, the more time it will take for your audience to process it all. If you want to make your data understandable and give your audience a chance to remember it, keep the information within it to an absolute minimum.

What are the Best Methods of Data Presentation?

Finally, which is the best way to present data?

The answer is…

There is none 😄 Each type of presentation has its own strengths and weaknesses and the one you choose greatly depends on what you’re trying to do. 

For example:

• Go for a scatter plot if you’re exploring the relationship between different data values, like seeing whether the sales of ice cream go up because of the temperature or because people are just getting more hungry and greedy each day?
• Go for a line graph if you want to mark a trend over time. 
• Go for a heat map if you like some fancy visualisation of the changes in a geographical location, or to see your visitors’ behaviour on your website.
• Go for a pie chart (especially in 3D) if you want to be shunned by others because it was never a good idea👇

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Helping to keep the losses in check was Newmont. The miner’s stock rose 1.6% as the price of gold continues to set records.

In the bond market, Treasury yields spurted higher after a report said U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly returned to growth last month. It snapped a 16-month run of contraction, according to the Institute for Supply Management.

It’s the latest evidence showing the U.S. economy remains strong despite high interest rates. That’s a positive for the stock market because it can drive growth in profits for companies. But it can also keep upward pressure on inflation. That in turn could mean a more hesitant Federal Reserve when it comes to the cuts to interest rates that investors crave.

Following the manufacturing data, traders on Wall Street briefly trimmed bets on the first cut to rates coming as soon as June. That’s still a “reasonable baseline” expectation, according to Deutsche Bank economists, but they say tough talk from Fed officials recently could hint at interest rates staying higher for longer than earlier thought.

The Fed has hiked its main rate to the highest level since 2001 in order to slow the economy and hurt investment prices enough to get inflation under control. Expectations for coming cuts have been a major reason the S&P 500 soared more than 20% from October through March.

This week will offer several economic reports that could sway the Fed’s thinking, including updates on job openings across the country and the strength of U.S. services businesses. The headliner arrives on Friday, when economists expect a report to show that hiring cooled a bit last month.

A slowdown would be welcome on Wall Street, where the hope is that the economy remains solid but not so strong that it pushes inflation higher. Inflation is milder than it was at its peak nearly two years ago. But progress has become bumpier recently, with reports this year coming in hotter than expected .

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said again on Friday that the central bank is waiting to get “more good inflation readings” before cutting interest rates this year. It’s been sticking with an outlook for three cuts to rates in 2024.

On Friday, a report said inflation is behaving as expected , at least by the measure that the Federal Reserve prefers to use. Both the U.S. bond and stock markets were closed that day.

Wall Street traders now largely see three cuts as the likeliest possibility this year, after earlier forecasting more, but some bets shaded toward the possibility of fewer cuts following the morning’s better-than-expected data on manufacturing.

In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury jumped to 4.31% from 4.21% late Thursday. The two-year yield, which more closely tracks expectations for the Fed, climbed to 4.71% from 4.63%.

In stock markets abroad, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.4% after a Bank of Japan quarterly survey on business conditions showed sentiment among large manufacturers declined for the first time in a year.

In China, stocks gained 1.2% in Shanghai after surveys suggested the country’s manufacturing industry is strengthening.

In Europe, stock markets were closed for a holiday.

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