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Mills, Jenny; Flynn, Rachael; Fox, Nicole; Shaw, Dana; Wiley, Claire Walker – Communications in Information Literacy, 2021
Evaluating information is an essential skill, valued across disciplines. While librarians and instructors share the responsibility to teach this skill, they need a common framework in order to collaborate to design assignments that give students multiple opportunities to learn. Librarians and First Year Seminar faculty at Belmont University…
Descriptors: Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Information Literacy, First Year Seminars, Instructional Design
Data Quality Campaign, 2019
Measures of student growth offer a richer understanding of student performance than a moment-in-time test score alone, but measures of student growth are not created equal. In their accountability plans for implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), some states are using a sophisticated analysis of multiple data points that evaluate the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Academic Achievement, Data, Information Utilization
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Reeves, Todd D.; Chiang, Jui-Ling – Teacher Educator, 2017
In recent years, the use of data to inform instructional decision making has become a particularly prominent facet of K-12 educators' professional practice. However, research estimates limited opportunities for preservice teachers to learn how to use data, including standardized test data, for such purposes. In response, this article describes the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Capacity Building, Information Utilization, Instructional Design
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Kazanidis, Ioannis; Theodosiou, Theodosios; Petasakis, Ioannis; Valsamidis, Stavros – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
Database files and additional log files of Learning Management Systems (LMSs) contain an enormous volume of data which usually remain unexploited. A new methodology is proposed in order to analyse these data both on the level of both the courses and the learners. Specifically, "regression analysis" is proposed as a first step in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Course Evaluation, Electronic Learning
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McDaniel, Rudy; Fanfarelli, Joseph R. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
This dataset contains participant data related to the use of badging (achievement) feedback in pedagogical design. Two sections each of web-based graphic design and web design undergraduate courses were offered at the University of Central Florida. A badging system for achievements was included in one section of each. Performance, engagement and…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Evaluation Methods, Information Storage, Feedback (Response)
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Kanellopoulos, Dimitris; Kotsiantis, Sotiris – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2012
Purpose: The aim of this work is to evaluate Greek newspaper websites using clustering and a number of criteria obtained from the Alexa search engine. Furthermore, a recommendation approach is proposed for matching Greek online newspapers with the profiles of potential readers. The paper presents the implementation and validation of a recommender…
Descriptors: Search Engines, Foreign Countries, Internet, Newspapers
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Gummer, Edith; Mandinach, Ellen – Teachers College Record, 2015
Background: The increasing focus on education as an evidence-based practice requires that educators can effectively use data to inform their practice. At the level of classroom instructional decision making, the nature of the specific knowledge and skills teachers need to use data effectively is complex and not well characterized. Being able to…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Information Utilization, Data Analysis, Data Collection
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Portwood, Sharon G.; Brooks-Nelson, Ellissa; Schoeneberger, Jason – Children & Schools, 2015
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' (CMS) Parent University is an innovative, collaborative initiative designed to engage parents in their children's education. Working with community partners, Parent University offers unique courses and workshops such as Parenting Awareness, Helping Your Child Learn in the 21st Century, Health and Wellness, and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Change Strategies, Parent Participation, Control Groups
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Gotch, Chad M.; French, Brian F. – Teacher Educator, 2013
Educational standardized testing impacts millions of children and educational professionals each year. In the current accountability climate, an effective educational system depends on professionals who are literate in assessment and can take the appropriate actions in response to test results. Measurement researchers should begin to focus more…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Test Results, Elementary School Teachers, Self Efficacy
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Lardner, Emily – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2014
In spring 2013, the Washington Center administered a national survey to find what campuses assessed when they assessed their learning community programs, how they assessed those outcomes, and what they did with the results. Sixty-six campuses responded to the survey. Most campuses assess at least one measure of student success (pass rates, course…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Campuses, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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Algozzine, Bob; Horner, Robert H.; Todd, Anne W.; Newton, J. Stephen; Algozzine, Kate; Cusumano, Dale – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2016
Although there is a strong legislative base and perceived efficacy for multidisciplinary team decision making, limited evidence supports its effectiveness or consistency of implementation in practice. In recent research, we used the Decision Observation, Recording, and Analysis (DORA) tool to document activities and adult behaviors during positive…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Participative Decision Making, Positive Behavior Supports, Meetings
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Bigham, Gary D.; Riney, Mark R. – NASSP Bulletin, 2017
To meet the constantly changing needs of schools and diverse learners, educators must frequently monitor student learning, revise curricula, and improve instruction. Consequently, it is critical that careful analyses of student performance data are ongoing components of curriculum decision-making processes. The primary purpose of this study is to…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Educational Improvement, Decision Making, Curriculum Development
Cresswell, John; Schwantner, Ursula; Waters, Charlotte – OECD Publishing, 2015
This report reviews the major international and regional large-scale educational assessments, including international surveys, school-based surveys and household-based surveys. The report compares and contrasts the cognitive and contextual data collection instruments and implementation methods used by the different assessments in order to identify…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Educational Assessment, Data Collection, Comparative Analysis
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Supovitz, Jonathan; Foley, Ellen; Mishook, Jacob – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2012
Data have long been considered a key factor in organizational decision-making (Simon, 1955; Lindblom & Cohen, 1979). Data offer perspective, guidance, and insights that inform policy and practice (Newell & Simon, 1972; Kennedy, 1984). Recently, education policymakers have invested in the use of data for organizational improvement in states…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Politics of Education, Educational Indicators, Management Information Systems
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Black, Glenda L. – Action in Teacher Education, 2014
Assessment is a complex function requiring an understanding of student learning, assessment principles, practices, and purposes of data to implement effective classroom assessment. The purpose of this study was to add to the growing base of knowledge about teachers' engagement with assessment data and their motivation for classroom assessment.…
Descriptors: Motivation, Class Activities, Semi Structured Interviews, Evaluation Utilization
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