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National Forum on Education Statistics, 2016
The National Forum on Education Statistics convened the Data Disaggregation of Racial/Ethnic Subgroups Working Group to identify best practices for disaggregating data on racial/ethnic subgroups. This guide is intended to identify some of the overarching benefits and challenges involved in data disaggregation; recommend appropriate practices for…
Descriptors: Race, Ethnic Groups, Best Practices, Data Analysis
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Eyadat, Mohammad S. – Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education, 2015
Information systems produce significant benefits to organizations. Therefore, organizations invest tremendous amount of money and time to obtain and manage information in order to maintain a high level of performance and to remain competitive. There are many factors that can impact the organizational information management and performance. One of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Administration, Administrator Role, Information Security
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Chen, Chen-Tung; Chang, Kai-Yi – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
The phenomenon of low fertility has been negatively impacted on the social structure of the educational environment in Taiwan. To increase the learning effectiveness of students became the most important issue for the Universities in Taiwan. Due to the subjective judgment of evaluators and the attributes of influenced factors are always fuzzy, it…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Sharif, Raed M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Although there appears to be a broad recognition of the key role that Public Sector Information (PSI) can play in the development of societies, there are still significant gaps in our understanding of how PSI is actually being utilized and of its wider societal value, especially in developing countries. The overarching goal of this dissertation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Utilization, Public Sector, Developing Nations
Yahav, Inbal – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In this dissertation we develop a framework that combines data mining, statistics and operations research methods for improving real-time decision support systems in healthcare. Our approach consists of three main concepts: data gathering and preprocessing, modeling, and deployment. We introduce the notion of offline and semi-offline modeling to…
Descriptors: Operations Research, Research Methodology, Identification, Programming
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Miller, Christopher L. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2010
The No Child Left Behind Act increases pressure on schools and districts to use standardized state test data. Seeking to learn about the process of turning accountability data into actionable information, this paper presents findings from three case studies of small to medium sized school districts. The study examines the flow of state science…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Science Tests, Accountability, Data
Association Supporting Computer Users in Education, 2016
The Association Supporting Computer Users in Education (ASCUE) initiated a refereed track for paper submissions to the conference in 2008. In fact, at the 2008 business meeting, the membership approved three different presentation tracks: refereed with 3 blind reviews for each paper, session with paper where the author submits a paper but it is…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Computer Software, Conferences (Gatherings), Computers
Hansen, Joe B. – 1989
The purpose of this case study was to provide the Portland Public Schools' Research and Evaluation Department with information to guide the development of improved data collection, reporting, and information delivery systems in order to target these systems to more effectively meet the decision-making needs of teachers, principals, parents and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education
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Kawulich, Barbara B. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2011
This manuscript shares lessons learned from conducting an action evaluation of the use of multimedia case studies in Management Information Systems (MIS) courses. Three undergraduate MIS classes took part in the study. The purpose for using case studies in these classes was to teach students about the role of MIS in business. An action evaluation…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Evaluators, Student Attitudes, Action Research
Conrad, William H., III; Eller, Benjamin – 2003
A descriptive research project was conducted to investigate how 57 public school districts in the United States used data-informed processes and data support tools like the Quality School Portfolio (QSP) to address key district questions. The research project was a partnership among the American Association of School Administrators, the National…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems
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Prew, Martin; Quaigrain, Kenneth – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2010
This article looks at a school management tool that allows school managers and education district offices to review the performance of their schools and use the broad-based data to undertake orchestrated planning with districts planning delivery based on the needs of schools and in support of school improvement plans. The review process also…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Accountability
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Grigson, Anna – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2009
The University of Westminster began collecting and analyzing vendor usage reports since starting their e-book collections in 2004. They have used the results both to monitor the use of the collections and to calculate basic cost-per-use metrics that have informed decisions on whether to renew particular resources. In 2008, they sought to extend…
Descriptors: Metric System, Case Studies, Data Analysis, Online Vendors
Faria, Ann-Marie; Heppen, Jessica; Li, Yibing; Stachel, Suzanne; Jones, Wehmah; Sawyer, Katherine; Thomsen, Kerri; Kutner, Melissa; Miser, David; Lewis, Sharon; Casserly, Michael; Simon, Candace; Uzzell, Renata; Corcoran, Amanda; Palacios, Moses – Council of the Great City Schools, 2012
In recent years, interest has spiked in data-driven decision making in education--that is, using various types of student data to inform decisions in schools and classrooms. In October 2008, the Council of the Great City Schools and American Institutes for Research (AIR) launched a project funded by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that focused…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Evidence, Decision Making, Principals
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Mulvenon, Sean W.; Wang, Kening; McKenzie, Sarah; Airola, Denise – Educational Research Quarterly, 2006
Effective exploration of spatially referenced educational achievement data can help educational researchers and policy analysts accelerate interpretation of datasets to gain valuable insights. This paper illustrates the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to analyze educational achievement gaps in Arkansas. It introduces the Geographic…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Maps, Policy Analysis, Information Systems
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Breiter, Andreas; Light, Daniel – Educational Technology & Society, 2006
National legislation that increased the role of accountability testing has created pressure to use testing data, along with other data, for instructional decision-making. Connected to this push for data-driven decision-making, is the increased interest in data delivery systems or Management Information Systems (MIS) in education. But, before…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Delivery Systems, Information Needs, Management Information Systems
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