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A Path to Formative Assessment through Naturalistic Inputs
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Cohen, Jonathan; Leroux, Audrey – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2017
This paper reports on the development of a system in which naturalistic inputs are collected by a web-based e-reader and, in combination with a measurement of readers' comprehension of that text, are analyzed by a neural network to determine the nature of the relationship between the annotations and comprehension. Results showed that neural…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Input Output Analysis, Data Collection, Electronic Publishing
An Effect of the Learning Environment Management System toward Student Quality of Thai Secondary School
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Wirussawa, Seatuch; Tesaputa, Kowat; Duangpaeng, Amporn – International Education Studies, 2016
This study aimed at 1) investigating the element of the learning environment management system in the secondary schools, 2) exploring the current states and problems of the system on the learning environment management in the secondary schools, 3) designing the learning environment management system for the secondary schools, and 4) identifying…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Management Systems, Secondary Schools
Data-Mining Techniques in Detecting Factors Linked to Academic Achievement
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Martínez Abad, Fernando; Chaparro Caso López, Alicia A. – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2017
In light of the emergence of statistical analysis techniques based on data mining in education sciences, and the potential they offer to detect non-trivial information in large databases, this paper presents a procedure used to detect factors linked to academic achievement in large-scale assessments. The study is based on a non-experimental,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Data Collection, Statistical Analysis, Evaluation Methods
Overcoming Obstacles to Campus Assessment
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Volkwein, J. Fredericks – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2010
Despite their apparent popularity among those seeking degrees and credentials, today's colleges and universities face several interrelated public criticisms and concerns. When these competing concerns about student success, productivity, cost, and educational effectiveness all collide at the campus level, they create an array of campus tensions…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Criticism, Public Relations, Stakeholders
Planning--More than Process.
Detweiler, Mary Jo – Library Journal, 1983
Examines "A Planning Process for Public Libraries," published by the Public Library Association in 1980, discussing the mission of the public library, survey research and data collection, library goals and objectives, planning strategies, budgeting, the political environment, and output measures. Twenty-six references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Data Collection, Input Output Analysis, Library Planning
Measurement of Public Library Activity: The Search for Practical Methods.
Lynch, Mary Jo – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1983
Explains the relationship of two Public Library Association publications concerning measurement of public library service: "Performance Measures for Public Libraries" (1973) and "Output Measures for Public Libraries: A Manual for Standardized Procedures" (1982). The importance of data collection methods is noted in discussing…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria, Input Output Analysis, Library Services