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Payne, J. Scott; San Pedro, Sweet Z.; Moore, Raeal; Sanchez, Edgar I. – ACT, Inc., 2020
High-stakes, standardized testing plays an important role in the lives of many students as they apply to college and compete for scholarships. In states where college readiness measures, like the ACT® test, are used for school and district accountability, the ACT scores of all students, whether college-bound or not, are a top priority for school…
Descriptors: Test Preparation, Testing Programs, State Programs, School Districts
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Knowles, Jared E. – Journal of Educational Data Mining, 2015
The state of Wisconsin has one of the highest four year graduation rates in the nation, but deep disparities among student subgroups remain. To address this the state has created the Wisconsin Dropout Early Warning System (DEWS), a predictive model of student dropout risk for students in grades six through nine. The Wisconsin DEWS is in use…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Models, Prediction, Risk
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Veregin, Howard – Journal of Extension, 2015
Maps can be a valuable addition to the Web analytics toolbox for Extension programs that use the Web to disseminate information. Extension professionals use Web analytics tools to evaluate program impacts. Maps add a unique perspective through visualization and analysis of geographic patterns and their relationships to other variables. Maps can…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Extension Education, Internet, Use Studies
Bass, Clifford W.; Noonan, Barry Christopher – 1984
This manual was developed as part of a cooperative project between the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Division of Corrections' Green Bay Correctional Institution. As part of a new training program involving computers at Green Bay, the Director of Education approached the State Historical Society about developing a program…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Computer Software, Correctional Education, Data Processing
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Dept of Continuing and Vocational Education. – 1992
This guide outlines a prototype for using hypermedia to help students in secondary-level family and consumer education courses develop higher-level reasoning skills. Chapter 1 examines the nature and potential of hypermedia, with special emphasis on its relevance to family-focused curriculum efforts. The following aspects of designing a local…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Consumer Education
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Adams, Helen – Emergency Librarian, 1994
Describes the automation process in a library resources center in a small rural school district. Topics discussed include long-range planning; retrospective conversion for an online catalog; library automation software vendors; finances; training; time savings; CD-ROM products; telecomputing; computer literacy skills; professional development…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Automation