Do We Need to Collect Data Digitally?

Special education teaching is data-rich, especially when it comes to tracking progress toward Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals. Special education teachers develop the IEP file, including goals, and these documents are stored digitally. However, teachers must also collect data to monitor progress and assess students' achievement of their IEP goals. Previously, this data was collected with pencil and paper and graphed manually or in Excel, and recently with Ynmo!

Data can now be collected electronically using an app and a mobile device such as a computer or mobile phone. Over the past decade, we have experienced the transition from paper medical records to digital ones, and the medical community is reaping the benefits. Now is the time for education to take the next step and join the revolution.

And as a special education teacher, you may need to know the importance of data collection in the educational process for people with disabilities and its benefits, as there are

5 key benefits to collecting data digitally:

1. Data is analyzed immediately!
Through electronic data collection, data can be graphed and analyzed immediately. Say goodbye to manual calculation and transferring data to a spreadsheet.

2. Saving time to spend on other projects! 
Every teacher wants more time, and using digital data collection to monitor progress can save you some precious time.

3. Goodbye to transcription errors!
We all like to think we are perfect, but copying numbers from paper to a spreadsheet leaves room for error.

4. It protects the environment from pollution
 It reduces the paper you need to shred and recycle.

5. Timely educational decisions! 
Just press the record button and the data analysis will be immediately available. No need to wait until the end of the year to adjust instruction. Educational decisions can be made at the right time to achieve maximum benefit.

You can collect digital data for all your students through Ynmo. After designing the individualized plan, it will be saved in the child's profile on the Ynmo Practitioner app and the Ynmo Plan app, and data will be collected automatically during the implementation of the therapeutic/educational plan. You can benefit from collecting data digitally to save your time and effort; you will not need to generate monthly performance reports, as all data is recorded and ready, and will all appear in the form of charts. In addition to the other benefits of digital data collection mentioned in the article, all of which will be achieved when using Ynmo.

Adapted translation..

https://www.rethinked.com/blog/blog/2018/03/19/dig...

You can check out the article 3 Tips for Making Data-Driven Decisions Like a Pro

Originally published in Arabic. This English version was produced with AI-assisted translation; the Arabic original remains the reference.