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Wang, Yinying – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
Against the backdrop of the ever-increasing influx of big data, this article examines the opportunities and concerns over big data in education. Specifically, this article first introduces big data, followed by delineating the potential opportunities of using big data in education in two areas: learning analytics and educational policy. Then, the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Educational Policy
McLaughlin, Gerald W.; Howard, Richard D. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1991
The article demonstrates how information managers at institutions of higher education can develop a checklist for evaluating the usability and effectiveness of institutional data and information. Three primary personnel roles (technicians, analysts, users) and five primary activities (selection, capture and storage, manipulation and analysis,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Check Lists, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods
McLaughlin, Gerald W.; Howard, Richard D.; Balkan, Lore A.; Blythe, Elizabeth W. – 1998
This monograph, based on a conceptual model called an information support circle, describes a structured management process that can be used by higher education institutions to add value to institutional data and information. The model offers a sequence of (1) thinking about the management and use of data, (2) considering problems in providing…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Database Design, Databases, Decision Making
Jones, Dennis P. – 1982
Data and information needs of college administrators are discussed, along with the uses of information to support decisionmaking. Difficulties in applying information technology to the administration of higher education are briefly reviewed. Data and information are discussed both in definitional and functional terms. Data are defined as either…
Descriptors: College Administration, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Higher Education
Varty, James W. – 1983
Prepared for cooperative education placement and career service professionals, this paper considers the applications of microcomputers in the development of a comprehensive management information system (MIS) for cooperative education programs. After noting the complicated information needs of cooperative education and common weaknesses of current…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Cooperative Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Alberta Learning, Edmonton. – 2003
This report is intended to stimulate inquiry into the achievement of special groups of students in Alberta schools and model reporting to the public on these students, a traditionally weak area of school board Annual Education Results reports. The data in the report provide provincial level comparisons to data that may be compiled by school…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Administration, Foreign Countries, Limited English Speaking
Lindelow, John – 1984
Microcomputers are now affordable tools for managing schools and school districts--and fast becoming essential. This digest, designed to help school administrators begin computerizing their offices, depicts tomorrow's computerized office, introduces computer applications in management, and outlines procedures for computerizing an office. A…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Data Analysis, Equipment Utilization
Grand Rapids Junior Coll., MI. Office of Curriculum Planning and Evaluation. – 1982
The Michigan Analysis Network and General Evaluation Report (MANAGER) was developed as a component of the overall Michigan Community College Occupational Education Evaluation System (MCCOEES). Developed for use by college presidents and occupational program administrators and instructors, the handbook describes a six-step process for collecting,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Institutional Evaluation
Clark, Philip M. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1985
Describes the use of online accounting systems as a means of integrating diverse data and providing different levels of analysis for managers. An appendix provides examples of reports produced by online systems. (CLB)
Descriptors: Accounting, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness
Goldbach, Robert L. – 1988
A tracking system which monitors Allegheny County (Pennsylvania) mentally retarded students leaving the school system to make their transition to adult life, was developed to: (1) enhance the prospects for successful follow-up; (2) enable program planners to conduct systematic inquiries regarding the abilities, living arrangements, and work…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Database Management Systems, Education Work Relationship, Employment

Clagett, Craig; Kerr, Helen – Planning for Higher Education, 1993
Successful college enrollment management requires information about the institution's image, effectiveness of recruiting activities, role of financial aid, student persistence, and alumni success. Enrollment managers must review the literature, develop a performance monitoring system, construct longitudinal cohort tracking files, identify student…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Planning, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Herman, Joan L.; Winters, Lynn – 1991
A rationale for school-based evaluation, criteria for a sensible evaluation and assessment system, and a systematic process for implementing an evaluation and assessment system are presented. School-based evaluation can be used as a management tool and a means of improving aspects of teaching. Sensible evaluation must be aligned with school goals,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Indicators

Bryant, Peter; Crockett, Kevin – Planning for Higher Education, 1993
Data-based planning and management is revolutionizing college student recruitment. Data analysis focuses on historical trends, marketing and recruiting strategies, cost-effectiveness strategy, and markets. Data sources include primary market demographics, geo-demographics, secondary sources, student price response information, and institutional…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Planning, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Sell, G. Roger – 1980
The concepts of need and needs assessment are examined in the context of information needs for college administrators. A description is included of the conceptual framework underlying the Needs Assessment Information System (NAIS), which was developed by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems. Attention is directed to: (1)…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Data Analysis, Data Collection

Hannah, Richard L. – CUPA Journal, 1992
This case study examines the structure and use of an exempt job evaluation system at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Discussed are the review committee, evolution of the evaluation process, importance of a position tracking system, qualitative data analysis, and quantitative data analysis. An integrated approach to salary and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Committees, Comparable Worth
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