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Cox, Bradley E.; Nachman, Brett Ranon – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2020
This paper provides practical guidance for scholars and practitioners looking to develop more rigorous, comprehensive, and inclusive research that could guide proactive efforts to improve access, experiences, and outcomes for college students with disabilities. To do so, we (a) identify critical challenges affecting research and assessment related…
Descriptors: College Students, Students with Disabilities, Statistical Analysis, Student Evaluation
Kumar, Amal; Hurwitz, Michael – College Board, 2015
Higher education in the United States is a complex and multilayered system where open-access community colleges coexist with highly selective, 4-year institutions to which only a handful of students each year gain access. Each institution plays a unique role in this marketplace, and students across the spectrum engage with the system at…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Supply, Educational Demand, College Admission
Baidak, Nathalie; Parveva, Teodora – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2008
This second edition of "Key Data on Teaching Languages at School in Europe" contains 44 indicators in five chapters entitled "Context," "Organisation," "Participation," "Teachers" and "Teaching Processes." It has been produced in collaboration with Eurostat and belongs to the "Key…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, Educational Research
Holcomb, Edie L. – Corwin Press, 2004
This book builds upon the best-selling first edition to provide additional guidance and support for educators who are "ready, willing, and able" to explore more sophisticated uses of data. New tools and activities facilitate active engagement with data and a collaborative culture of collective responsibility for the learning of all…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Motivation, Group Activities, School Effectiveness
Ross, Randy – American School Board Journal, 2002
Longitudinal data about individual students and groups of students can be used to track their progress in ways that hold district-level administrators, school principals, and teachers responsible for what's happening in schools. The key is to examine data that show how well individual students perform in specific classrooms in specific schools.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Pulaski County Schools, VA. – 1988
This guidebook aims to provide clear, non-technical descriptions of procedures for evaluating the effectiveness of local gifted education programs in Virginia. The procedures were developed with both external and internal evaluations in mind. The evaluation process is described in four phases: planning, collecting the data, interpreting the data…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Assessment

Connecticut State Board of Education, Hartford. – 1987
Designed as a concerted effort to control the paperwork and reduce the number of data collection reports required by the Connecticut State Department of Education, this report lists the forms the department will use in the 1987-88 school year to collect data on the condition and the progress of education in Connecticut. An introductory discussion…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Administration, Educational Assessment, Educational Planning
Farnsworth, Chenoa – 2002
This report summarizes the problems schools are encountering as they try to use data to gauge the effectiveness of standards-based education, accountability efforts, and school reform. It provides an overview of the education market, discusses the strengths and weaknesses of available software, and describes systems used by 19 states. The article…
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Data Analysis, Data Processing, Educational Assessment
Lenning, Oscar T.; And Others – 1979
A guide to acquiring information needed about postsecondary education outcomes is presented for campus and state-level officials. Attention is directed to: over 200 outcome measures or indicators; standard definitions of each outcome measure; data sources and procedures to acquire data for each outcome measure; and suggestions concerning the…
Descriptors: Classification, College Attendance, College Graduates, Cultural Enrichment
Shellard, Elizabeth – 2002
in this era of standards, high-stakes testing, and accountability, school leaders need to know how they can increase the achievement of their students. Researchers have found that high-achieving schools show common, key factors, including challenging learning experiences for all students, a principal who fulfills his/her role as the instructional…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Administrator Role, Data Analysis
Bogdan, Robert C.; Biklen, Sari Knopp – 1998
This introductory level text provides a background for understanding the uses of qualitative research in education, its theoretical and historical underpinnings, and specific methods of educational research. This revised edition places qualitative research into the context of current discussions of research methods and alternative ways of knowing.…
Descriptors: Action Research, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Assessment
Thurlow, Martha; And Others – 1996
This review identifies options for developing alternate assessments for students with disabilities who are unable to participate in the general district and state assessments used for accountability purposes. It notes that students with disabilities are often excluded from these educational assessments used for accountability and urges development…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Neuroth, Joann; And Others – 1992
Most administrators agree that school improvement and change are needed. Disagreement among administrators arises over how the improvements should be made. Total Quality Management (TQM) is a powerful tool in bringing about change and should be considered as an effective alternative in improvement efforts. The TQM approach is designed to address…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
Levesque, Karen; Bradby, Denise; Rossi, Kristi; Teitelbaum, Peter – 1998
This book discusses how to use everyday data to create strategies for educational improvement in schools. It provides users with a process for building a performance indicator system, identifying the most important aspects of a school's innovational efforts and traps to avoid that may lead to misinterpretation of data. The introduction identifies…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
Erwin, T. Dary – 1991
Designed specifically for higher education administrators, faculty, and student affairs professionals, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, purposes, practices and uses of assessment, with particular emphasis on student learning and development. Nine chapters present and discuss a series of assessment steps: Chapter 1…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Assessment