The G.A.P.S. Project: Development of an Interactive Data-Mapping Tool

Publication Date

3-1-2009

Type of Culminating Activity

Thesis

Degree Title

Master of Science in Educational Technology

Department

Educational Technology

Supervisory Committee Chair

Kerry Rice

Abstract

With regard to both access and achievement, inequity is an ongoing issue for students who come from impoverished homes, who are racial/ethnic minorities and/or those who do not speak English as their primary language (Gordon, Bridglall & Meroe, 2005). Traditional methods of viewing interrelated indicators that demonstrate these inequities, including population, economics and student performance, are constrained to a series of tables and charts that must be sifted and rearranged to examine their relationships. Focusing on Seattle Public Schools, the Geographic Academic Performance - Seattle (G.A.P.s.) project described in this report consists of an interactive data-mapping tool that integrates publicly available student performance, population and economic data with population and economic overlay maps from the 2000 Census. Together, these data provide geographically based, contextual relationships to inform decision-making and problem-solving regarding the inequity of outcomes within Seattle Public Schools.

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