Descriptor
Data Collection | 11 |
Recordkeeping | 11 |
Higher Education | 4 |
Institutional Research | 4 |
Evaluation Methods | 3 |
Information Needs | 3 |
Microcomputers | 3 |
Staff Development | 3 |
Codes of Ethics | 2 |
College Role | 2 |
Competence | 2 |
More ▼ |
Source
New Directions for… | 4 |
Journal of Special Education… | 1 |
Mental Retardation | 1 |
Topics in Early Childhood… | 1 |
Author
Baird, Leonard L. | 1 |
Denny, Dallas | 1 |
Dussault, Nicholas F. | 1 |
Fox, James | 1 |
Gray, Peter J. | 1 |
Grose, Robert F. | 1 |
Olswang, Lesley B. | 1 |
Schwartz, Ilene S. | 1 |
Teese, Richard | 1 |
Thelin, John R. | 1 |
Thompson, T. J. | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 7 |
Reports - Descriptive | 4 |
Guides - Non-Classroom | 3 |
Reports - Research | 3 |
Opinion Papers | 2 |
Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Researchers | 11 |
Practitioners | 6 |
Administrators | 5 |
Policymakers | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Gray, Peter J. – 1984
Designed to assist evaluators in selecting the appropriate software for the generation of various data collection instruments, this guide discusses such key program characteristics as text entry, item storage and manipulation, item retrieval, and printing. Some characteristics of a good instrument generation program are discussed; these include…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods

Denny, Dallas; Fox, James – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1989
Described are features and functions of the Behavioral Observation System--Computerized (BOSCO), which was developed for TRS-80 laptop computers to integrate data collection and analysis functions and allow continuous recording of behavioral data during observation sessions. Applications are illustrated through brief descriptions of several…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Computer Software, Data Analysis, Data Collection

Baird, Leonard L. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1996
Five categories of student outcomes in graduate and professional education are identified: timely degree completion; knowledge of the discipline; preparedness for professional practice; preparation for research and inquiry; preparation for teaching. A framework for assessing each is offered and various methods for collecting data on student…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Data Collection, Graduate Study, Higher Education

Schwartz, Ilene S.; Olswang, Lesley B. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1996
This article proposes methods for asking analytic and systemic questions and using quantitative and qualitative data for documenting behavior change in young children receiving special education services. Suggestions are provided for developing data collection protocols that are valid but that are also manageable in practice. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Child Behavior, Data Collection, Disabilities
Wallace, Danny P. – 1983
A survey of 301 Illinois special libraries was conducted in 1982 to determine the number and type of statistics collected by these libraries and the ways in which these data are used. The mean number of statistics collected was reported as 10, including both technical and public service measures. Measures kept regularly by at least 50% of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Collection, Library Administration, Library Services
Dussault, Nicholas F. – 1986
The instructional information system (IIS), a method by which instructionally relevant information can be collected, stored, processed, and reported to various users in a timely manner, has considerable potential to improve instruction. To better identify the circumstances in which the IIS will succeed, it is necessary to know more about how…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Development, Data Collection, Decision Making

Thelin, John R.; Wiseman, Lawrence L. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1992
Historically, statistics have been important in intercollegiate sports. At first, the data were kept as game statistics, but more recently they have been used for institutional research, accountability, compliance with regulations, and public relations. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Athletics, Compliance (Legal), Data Collection, Educational Trends

Thompson, T. J.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1991
A revised system was developed for documenting the rights restrictions of persons with mental retardation at a state residential facility. The system included a new form, response effort reduction, inservice training for staff, and staff feedback. Results showed an immediate and sustained reduction in documentation errors of 96 direct-care and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Caregivers, Civil Liberties

New Directions for Institutional Research, 1992
A draft code of ethics for college and university institutional researchers and related activities, prepared by the Committee on Standards and Ethics of the Association for Institutional Research, is presented. It addresses issues of individual training and competence, responsibility, confidentiality, relationships within institution and…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, College Role, Committees, Competence

Grose, Robert F.; And Others – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1992
The draft code of ethics prepared by the Committee on Standards and Ethics of the Association for Institutional Research is reviewed by section, with commentary on the precepts involved and the code's provisions for individual training and competence, responsibility, confidentiality, relationships within institution and community, and conduct…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, College Role, Competence, Confidential Records
Teese, Richard; Watson, Louise – 2001
A study was conducted to identify the capacity of existing data collections to provide nationally comparable information on cross-sectoral dimensions of student enrollment in post-compulsory education and training in Australia. Cross-sectoral dimensions are considered to be student movement from schooling to vocational education and training…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Education, Data Collection, Developed Nations