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Teasley, Stephanie D. – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2017
This emerging technology report reviews a new development in educational technology, student-facing dashboards, which provide comparative performance feedback to students calculated by Learning Analytics-based algorithms on data generated from university students' use of educational technology. Instructor- and advisor-facing dashboards emerged as…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, College Students, Technology Uses in Education, Database Management Systems
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Smith, Neil; Caldwell, Helen; Richards, Mike; Bandara, Arosha – International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a comparison of two ways of developing and delivering massive open online courses (MOOCs). One was developed by The Open University in collaboration with FutureLearn; the other was developed independently by a small team at the Northampton University. Design/methodology/approach: The different…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Delivery Systems, Comparative Analysis, Instructional Development
Mansfield, Malinda – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Some students do not possess the learning management system (LMS) and basic computer skills needed for success in first-year experience (FYE) courses. The purpose of this quantitative study, based on the Integrative Learning Design Framework and theory of transactional distance, was to identify what basic computer skills and LMS skills are needed…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, College Freshmen, Database Management Systems
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Singh, Divya; Ramutsheli, Mashamaite Peterlia – Distance Education, 2016
Personal information is among the most significant assets for businesses today, and clear transactional rules are becoming increasingly important. Organizations, including universities, are charged with more responsibility than ever to protect the personal information used during the course of their business, specifically student data. The paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Comparative Analysis, Database Management Systems
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Koch, Bevan; Slate, John R.; Moore, George W. – Education and Urban Society, 2016
We compared the performance of Hispanic students from California, Texas, and Arizona on the two Advanced Placement (AP) English exams (i.e., English Language and Composition and English Literature and Composition) using archival data from the College Board from 1997 through 2012. Pearson chi-square tests yielded statistically significant…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, English Instruction, Language Tests, Writing Tests
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Kormos, Erik M. – Computers in the Schools, 2018
This quantitative study investigated the differences in perceptions and attitudes toward technology integration of K-12 public school teachers in rural, suburban, and urban environments. The purpose was to examine the relationship between frequency of use and perception of effectiveness of web-based learning tools based upon the type of school…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Web Based Instruction, Statistical Analysis, Technology Integration
Reardon, Sean F.; Kalogrides, Demetra; Ho, Andrew D. – Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis, 2017
There is no comprehensive database of U.S. district-level test scores that is comparable across states. We describe and evaluate a method for constructing such a database. First, we estimate linear, reliability-adjusted linking transformations from state test score scales to the scale of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). We…
Descriptors: School Districts, Scores, Statistical Distributions, Database Design