COGNOS PowerPlay

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COGNOS PowerPlay

• Using Data to Inform Instruction
• T.S.T. BOCES Model Schools Program
• January 10, 2007

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Introductions.

• Name
• Position
• What assessment data you already have
• What you would like to know

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Todays agenda

• What is COGNOS?
• Where does COGNOS get its data?
• Overview of COGNOS interface
• Create comparisons between subgroups
• View trends in student achievement
• Examine achievement on individual test items
• Share questions, ideas, and strategies for
  improving student learning

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• Systems and Data Flow Overview

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Accessing COGNOS

• www.cnyric.org

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Enter you User Id and Password. If you do not
have one. User ID ? admin Password cnyric??
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1. Messages
2. Cubes
3. ReportNet
4. NewBoxes
5. Log Off
6. Help

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Types of Cubes
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Dimension Viewer
Dimension Line
Main Toolbar
Display
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Data is broken into broad DIMENSIONS. Dimensions
are further broken into LEVELS. Each level is
composed of CATEGORIES.
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Manipulating the Data

• Drill down to see a more specific level of
  information.
• See the distribution of students within a
  performance level.
• Drill Up to see a more general level of
  information.
• Move from looking at all students in a school to
  all students in a district.
• Replace categories in rows or columns.
• Replace the results of the 2005 exam with those
  of the 2004 exam.
• Nest categories within other categories.
• See the performance of economically disadvantaged
  male students.

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Subgroup Analysis

• A subgroup analysis allows you to compare how
  one group of students did compared to other
  groups.

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Manipulating Measures
Choose a Measure using the dropdown menu.
Change the values to a percent by right-clicking
in the Measure Heading area.
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Clicking in the Level Selector Area will
highlight a row or column heading and call up the
Level Selector Toolbar.
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Trend Analysis

• A trend analysis allows you to see how student
  test scores have changed over time.

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The Main Toolbar
Chart Gives you different options for displaying data in a chart format.
Options Allows you to display a table and chart simultaneously, change the title, and specify number of rows and columns displayed.
Swap Exchange the categories in rows and columns.
Hide/Show With a specific row or column highlighted, allows you to hide specific categories and subtotals.
Calculation Allows you to perform calculations on a highlighted row or column.
Zero Suppression Removes rows or columns containing all zeros.
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The Main Toolbar
File Allows you to export your table as a .pdf .csv .xls file or as a bookmark listed in your browsers favorites menu.
Help Gives you an explanation of the data you are using, a tool for finding specific information in your report, and an indexed help menu.
Save Updates a saved report to your personal newsbox.
Save As Saves a report to your personal newsbox.
Return to Source Deletes an unsaved report and returns you to the folder of COGNOS cubes.
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Distracter Analysis

• A distracter analysis allows you to see which of
  the available options students chose for each
  multiple choice item.

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Questions

• Cheryl Covell
• Model Schools Program
• T.S.T. BOCES
• 257-1551 ext 458
• ccovell_at_mail.tstboces.org