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Hannah R. Thompson; Joni Ladawn Ricks-Oddie; Margaret Schneider; Sophia Day; Kira Argenio; Kevin Konty; Shlomit Radom-Aizik; Yawen Guo; Dan M. Cooper – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: Data missingness can bias interpretation and outcomes resulting from data use. We describe data missingness in the longest-standing US-based youth fitness surveillance system (2006/07-2019/20). Methods: This observational study uses the New York City FITNESSGRAM (NYCFG) database from 1,983,629 unique 4th-12th grade students (9,147,873…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Data Interpretation, Statistical Bias, Youth
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Kahn, Jennifer; Jiang, Shiyan – Learning, Media and Technology, 2021
We present a micro-analysis of youth interactions with large complex, socioeconomic datasets and data visualization tools. Middle and high school youth used georeferenced data and data visualization tools to assemble models that present their family migration histories in relation to larger socioeconomic trends in a summer program. Using…
Descriptors: Visualization, Data Use, Data Interpretation, Decision Making
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Carter, Nancy; Felton, Nathan; Schwertman, Neil – Journal of Statistics Education, 2014
Engaging students in active learning can enhance their understanding and appreciation of a subject such as statistics. Classroom activities and projects help to engage students and further promote the learning process. In this paper, an activity investigating the influence of population size and wealth on the medal counts from the 2012 London…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Demography, Athletics, Awards
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Skelly, JoAnne; Hill, George; Singletary, Loretta – Journal of Extension, 2014
Extension professionals often assess community needs to determine programs and target audiences. Data can be collected through surveys, focus group and individual interviews, meta-analysis, systematic observation, and other methods. Knowledge gaps are identified, and programs are designed to resolve the deficiencies. However, do Extension…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Data Analysis, Community Needs, Extension Education
Bryant, Keith Allen – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of the study was to determine the extent of use and experience that elementary school principals in Georgia have in analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating student achievement results to evaluate teacher performance. The study included components related to principal behaviors and comfort level surrounding the teacher evaluation…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Principals, Academic Achievement, Teacher Evaluation
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An, Sunghee; Roessler, Richard T.; McMahon, Brian T. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2011
This study reports findings from an analysis of employment allegations and resolutions maintained in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) database. Spanning the years 1992 to 2005, the data were aggregated for individuals with psychiatric disabilities and individuals with a variety of physical, sensory, and neurological…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Work Environment, Psychiatry, Disability Discrimination
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Kwenda, Maxwell – College Teaching, 2011
This study examines factors affecting students' performances in an Introductory Sociology course over five semesters. Employing simple and ordered logit regression models, the author explains final grades by focusing on individual demographic and educational characteristics that students bring into the classroom. The results show that a student's…
Descriptors: Evidence, Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
Marzano, Robert J.; Haystead, Mark W. – Marzano Research Laboratory, 2010
During the 2009-2010 school year, Marzano Research Laboratory (MRL) was commissioned by Promethean Ltd. to conduct a second year evaluation study of the effects of Promethean ActivClassroom on student academic achievement. This report describes the findings from the second year study along with aggregate findings from the first and second year…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Research Reports, Program Evaluation
Morrisson, Christian; Murtin, Fabrice – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2009
Global economic transformations have never been as dramatic as in the twentieth century. Most countries have experienced radical changes in the standards of income per capita, technology, fertility, mortality, income inequality and the extent of democracy in the course of the past century. It is the goal of many disciplines--economics, history,…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Educational Attainment, Demography, Global Approach