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Doss, Christopher Joseph; Johnston, William R. – RAND Corporation, 2018
This technical appendix provides additional information about the sample, data, and estimation strategy that were used for a series of AEP Data Notes published by the RAND Corporation in 2018 and 2019. The Data Note series is intended to provide brief, incisive analyses of teacher and school leader survey results which may be of immediate interest…
Descriptors: Teacher Surveys, Administrator Surveys, Sampling, Public Schools
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Lester, Jaime; Klein, Carrie; Rangwala, Huzefa; Johri, Aditya – ASHE Higher Education Report, 2017
The purpose of this monograph is to give readers a practical and theoretical foundation in learning analytics in higher education, including an understanding of the challenges and incentives that are present in the institution, in the individual, and in the technologies themselves. Among questions that are explored and answered are: (1) What are…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Higher Education
Martinez, Laura; Hayes, Cheryl D.; Silloway, Torey – Children's Aid Society, 2013
Social return on investment (SROI) analysis offers a practical new approach for measuring and communicating the value of outcomes achieved by programs that provide social, health, and educational services to children and their families. This guide highlights the key steps in conducting SROI research, issues in data-gathering and analysis, as well…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Community Schools, Outcome Measures, Integrated Services
Auty, Bill; Brockmann, Frank – Council of Chief State School Officers, 2012
School accountability is subject to considerable scrutiny. It generates sharp political debate, policy challenges, and continuous discussion. Growth models are now a part of that discussion. To many practitioners the sheer volume of "important to know" information is daunting. The members of the Technical Issues in Large Scale Assessment…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Measurement, Elementary Schools
Soldner, Matthew – Association for Institutional Research, 2009
Since 2004, IPEDS data has been diffused via a product known as the Data Feedback Report (DFR). Produced yearly for each institution in the IPEDS universe, the DFR is a print product that contrasts the IPEDS data submitted by an institution with its institutionally-defined comparison group. The DFR is free to all users, covers a wide range of…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Reports, Data Analysis, Comparative Analysis
Xiang, Yun; Hauser, Carl – Northwest Evaluation Association, 2010
The purpose of this paper is to offer an analytic perspective to policy makers and educational practitioners regarding how to use longitudinal achievement data to evaluate schools. The authors further discuss the potential practical applications of their models for superintendents, researchers, and policy makers. The premise of the study is that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Policy Formation, Data Analysis
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Brinkman, Paul T.; Teeter, Deborah J. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1987
Institutional comparison groups can be selected in several ways, depending on the comparison issue. The method chosen involves both technical and political considerations. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Higher Education
Hemp, Richard; Braddock, David – 1985
This analysis of survey activities of the Accreditation Council for Services for Mentally Retarded and Other Developmentally Disabled Persons (ACMRDD) is designed to provide program administrators and state agency officials with comprehensive descriptive information on 296 surveys conducted by the council from 1980 through 1984. Part I of this…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Data Analysis, Developmental Disabilities