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Direct linkMcDonald, Joseph P.; Isacoff, Nora M.; Karin, Dana – Teachers College Press, 2018
Data use in teaching is at the heart of current educational policy and school improvement efforts. Dispelling magical thinking that it is a simple solution to underachieving schools, this timely book explores what data use in teaching really is, how it works in theory and practice, and why it sometimes fails to achieve expected goals. Drawing on…
Descriptors: Information Utilization, Data, Educational Practices, Theory Practice Relationship
Phillips, Brad C.; Horowitz, Jordan E. – Harvard Education Press, 2017
Brad C. Phillips and Jordan E. Horowitz offer a research-based model and actionable approach for using data strategically at community colleges to increase completion rates as well as other metrics linked to student success. They draw from the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics to show how leaders and administrators can…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Evidence Based Practice, Educational Practices, Information Utilization
OECD Publishing, 2017
This report identifies effective strategies to tackle skills imbalances in Italy. It provides an assessment of practices and policies in the following areas: the collection and use of information on skill needs to foster a better alignment of skills acquisitions with labour market needs; the design of education and training systems and their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Gap, Skill Development, Change Strategies
Schildkamp, Kim, Ed.; Lai, Mei Kuin, Ed.; Earl, Lorna, Ed. – Springer, 2013
In a context where schools are held more and more accountable for the education they provide, data-based decision making has become increasingly important. This book brings together scholars from several countries to examine data-based decision making. Data-based decision making in this book refers to making decisions based on a broad range of…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Decision Making, Accountability, Best Practices
Boudett, Kathryn Parker, Ed.; City, Elizabeth A., Ed.; Murnane, Richard J., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2013
"Data Wise: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning" presents a clear and carefully tested blueprint for school leaders. It shows how examining test scores and other classroom data can become a catalyst for important schoolwide conversations that will enhance schools' abilities to capture…
Descriptors: Guides, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Information Utilization
Bontrager, Bob; Ingersoll, Doris; Ingersoll, Ronald – American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 2012
As external forces demand change in the delivery of postsecondary education and institutions seek to take advantage of new opportunities, the potential for achieving higher levels of student and institutional success is vast. New technologies, communication tools, data use, and organizational constructs present key factors in improving the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment Management, Educational Change, Strategic Planning
Chapman, David W., Ed.; Mahlck, Lars O., Ed.; Smulders, Anna E. M., Ed. – 1997
This work examines ways central and regional education ministries can influence practices at the school level. Chapter 1, "Changing What Happens in Schools: Central-Level Initiatives to Improve School Practice," reviews common themes, concerns, problems, and emphases. Chapter 2, "Knowledge Utilization and the Process of Policy…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Educational Research
