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Azevedo, Roger – Educational Psychologist, 2015
Engagement is one of the most widely misused and overgeneralized constructs found in the educational, learning, instructional, and psychological sciences. The articles in this special issue represent a wide range of traditions and highlight several key conceptual, theoretical, methodological, and analytical issues related to defining and measuring…
Descriptors: Definitions, Learner Engagement, Science Achievement, Concept Formation
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Cope, Bill; Kalantzis, Mary – Open Review of Educational Research, 2015
This article sets out to explore a shift in the sources of evidence-of-learning in the era of networked computing. One of the key features of recent developments has been popularly characterized as "big data". We begin by examining, in general terms, the frame of reference of contemporary debates on machine intelligence and the role of…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Evidence, Computer Uses in Education, Artificial Intelligence
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McCullough, B. D.; Radson, Darrell – Evaluation & Research in Education, 2011
Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs) play a central role in modern academia. They are used for tenure, promotion, teaching improvement and other important decisions. One would think that the data collected from a SET would be analysed correctly, but such is typically not the case, as can be seen in this study later. Therefore we propose a…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Teaching Methods, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods
Brooks, Benjamin; Widders, Evan – Issues in Integrative Studies, 2012
This article is an outgrowth of the evaluation and assessment process in a large interdisciplinary studies (IDS) program at West Virginia University. We argue for the importance of collecting and assessing quantitative and qualitative data concerning learning outcomes, student satisfaction, career choice and development, and graduate education…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, College Graduates, Graduate Students, Graduate Study
Bureau of Indian Education, 2013
During SY 2011-2012, the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) continued their efforts to improve the validity and reliability of data reporting. BIE data collections are dependent on school level entry (self-reporting) into the Native American Student Information System (NASIS) or into the BIE's Annual Report from the schools. In addition, data…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, Tribally Controlled Education, Data Analysis
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Smock, Sue Marx; Kaplan, Melissa G. – Evaluation Review, 1982
Evaluation design decisions for a child care provider training program are discussed as a function of three characteristics: decentralization, local autonomy and multiple delivery strategies. While decentralized process data were gathered, only centralized outcome data were collected. The design decisions made were appropriate for such diverse…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Data Analysis, Decentralization, Evaluation Methods