Senior Health workshop: Effective data skills are vital for student achievement

The ability to effectively collect, manage, analyse and report on data is vital for student achievement in the subject Senior Health. This session will provide an opportunity to think about how students can be switched on to evidence based inquiry rather than turned off by perceptions of data, statistical analysis, numeracy or literacy. Workshop activities will include a combination of quantitative and qualitative research concepts, hands on activities and opportunities to consider student engagement, curriculum design and pedagogical practices. A range of topics will be covered during the workshop including: 1. Data collection methods and research ethics; 2. Descriptive statistics for quantitative analysis; 3. A priori and emergent coding for qualitative analysis. Workshop participants will require a copy of the QCAA Health 2019 v1.2 General Senior Syllabus for implementation with year 11 students from 2019. Participants are also encouraged to bring any preparatory planning completed for 2019 syllabus implementation.