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Download full textChinsook, Kittipong; Khajonmote, Withamon; Klintawon, Sununta; Sakulthai, Chaiyan; Leamsakul, Wicha; Jantakoon, Thada – Higher Education Studies, 2022
Big data is an important part of innovation that has recently attracted a lot of interest from academics and practitioners alike. Given the importance of the education industry, there is a growing trend to investigate the role of big data in this field. Much research has been undertaken to date in order to better understand the use of big data in…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Learning Analytics, Computer Software, Rating Scales
Anderson, Rachel – Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2019
State longitudinal data systems can be a powerful tool to support student success and spur equity-minded improvement throughout state education systems, but state policymakers must ensure that students' information is safe and secure. In a case study looking at Louisiana's efforts to secure student data, this profile illuminates some of the…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Privacy, Student Records, Data Use
Cynthia N. Carvajal; Felecia Russell; Yadira Ortiz – Association for Institutional Research, 2024
Inclusivity in data reports for undocumented students can be difficult to achieve. By nature of those students' status and livelihood, there is contention among academics and practitioners on whether this is a population that should not be formally tracked or identified, for a variety of reasons. Concerns about tracking arise because of the…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Undocumented Immigrants, Critical Theory, Privacy
Data Quality Campaign, 2021
The 2020 election brought about legislative change across the country. New and veteran policymakers need information about the schools in their state. What programs are the most cost effective and work best for students? How can states attract and retain great teachers? What information do parents need to ensure that their kids are on track to…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Data Collection, Data Analysis
Data Quality Campaign, 2015
If our destination is improved student achievement, we cannot get there without valuing and effectively using data in education. Central to reaching this goal is building trust among all those who have a stake in education that individual student data, such as attendance, course taking, grades, and test scores, are being collected for meaningful…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Academic Achievement, State Departments of Education
Direct linkBaum, Sandy; Cunningham, Alisa; Tanenbaum, Courtney – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2015
The level of educational attainment in the United States is a central focus of public policy. The Obama administration, some states, large national foundations, and other organizations have set near-term goals to increase the number of Americans with college degrees. Achieving these goals is likely to involve a combination of increasing…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Goal Orientation
Warren, Constancia; Rennie-Hill, Leslie; Pfeiffer, Jay Jordon – US Department of Education, 2012
The emergence of longitudinal data systems over the past decade has provided exciting opportunities to better understand students' educational trajectories over time and institutions. The stark reality for today's high school students is that some form of postsecondary education is a necessary ticket of entry to a secure economic future. This…
Descriptors: Data Use, Postsecondary Education, College Readiness, Access to Education
Data Quality Campaign, 2011
The education sector is beginning to embrace a culture that values, demands and uses data to support improved decisionmaking at every level--in classrooms, at kitchen tables and in state capitols. This shift is due in large part to state policymakers' leadership over the last six years in building statewide longitudinal data systems that collect…
Descriptors: Information Security, Privacy, Student Records, Confidential Records
Data Quality Campaign, 2011
On April 8, 2011, the U.S. Department of Education (USED) published in the Federal Register new proposed amendments to regulations implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The notice invites public comments on the proposed regulations, which are due no later than May 23, 2011. The proposed regulations are designed to…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Revision (Written Composition), Federal Regulation, Data Collection
Data Quality Campaign, 2008
Data are only useful if people are able to access, understand and use them. Without access to the right information, stakeholders are forced to make decisions based on anecdote, experience or instinct. For information to be useful, it must be timely, readily available, and easy to understand. Different stakeholders need and are entitled to access…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Stakeholders, Privacy, Data Collection
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2006
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) "Saving Futures, Saving Dollars": Five Percent Increase in Male Graduation Rate Could Lead to Savings of $8…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Graduation, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers
