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My New Blog

I am starting this blog as a narration of my educational journey through a technology course as a potential art teacher but also as another human being trying to find her way in the world by following her passions and goals. One of my goals is to expand on my knowledge of the art world, including the many ways art relates to other aspects of life. This relationship involves searching for the definition of art as well as examining the ways art is used to decipher life itself. In doing so, my blog will hopefully become a rich educational tool for students or aspiring artists.

Art is EXPRESSION of the deliberate, the random, a process, or a finished product. It is fixed or forever changing. It is scientific, spiritual, or both! It stimulates the senses while stirring emotions. It can be literal or abstract. How does art relate to everyday life and why is art important? I want my blog and my future classroom to guide viewers/students through a creative journey that explains just that while relating it to his/her own life.

Friday, October 26, 2012

Excel: NCES Reading Scores







What I Did



I visited the NCES website and uploaded the state comparisons (for 4th grade reading) into Excel. I had to first select the "Add-In" for Excel to use "Data Analysis." I was able to compute the "descriptive statistics" shown below.




The data I uploaded can be viewed here in an Excel worksheet. I sorted the data in ascending order before putting the data in a scatter plot.

What I Learned/Application

Virginia, my state, is ranked ninth with only eight states scoring over 226.378. That leaves 42 states below us, including Washington D.C. We are above the average of 220.4.

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