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PISA 2009 Technical Report
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OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
The "PISA 2009 Technical Report" describes the methodology underlying the PISA 2009 survey. It examines additional features related to the implementation of the project at a level of detail that allows researchers to understand and replicate its analyses. The reader will find a wealth of information on the test and sample design,…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Research Reports, Research Methodology, Evaluation Criteria
Decision Support Databases in Libraries: Three Cases and a Brief Review of Disparate Literatures
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Wheeler, William – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2008
This article is about how information is gathered in organizations to make decisions. There is actually a long history in economics on this topic, called the "economics of information," but this is a bare beginning on the topic for libraries, suggesting only a few patterns from observation and a few literatures that might help with the challenge.…
Descriptors: Libraries, Information Centers, Institutional Mission, Strategic Planning
Design, Development and Utilization Perspectives on Database Management Systems
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Shneiderman, Ben – Information Processing and Management, 1977
This paper reviews the historical development of integrated data base management systems and examines competing approaches. Topics include management and utilization, implementation and design, query languages, security, integrity, privacy and concurrency. (Author/KP)
Descriptors: Databases, History, Information Utilization, Management Information Systems
MIS and PPBS: The Design of a Management Information System for Junior Colleges To Serve as the Bases for a Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System
Rath, Gustave; Vogel, Carl – Journal of Educational Data Processing, 1972
Descriptors: Databases, Educational Needs, Information Needs, Information Processing
The Human Resources Management System: Part 1.
Ceriello, Vincent R. – Personnel Journal, 1982
Presents a systematic and disciplined approach to planning for the development and implementation of an information system which will collect, store, maintain, and report human resources data. Discusses guidelines, priorities, training requirements, security, auditing, interface with payroll, and personnel reporting. (CT)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Guidelines, Human Resources
PMIS: System Description. PMIS Project. Planning & Management Information System. A Project To Develop a Data Processing System for Support of the Planning and Management Needs of Local School Districts.
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Council of the Great City Schools, Washington, DC. – 1972
PMIS (Planning and Management Information System) is an information system that supports the decisionmaking process of executive management in local school districts. The system is designed around a comprehensive, longitudinal, and interrelated data base. It utilizes a powerful real-time, interactive data management system for strategic planning;…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Databases, Decision Making
PMIS Project. Planning & Management Information System. A Project To Develop a Data Processing System for Support of the Planning and Management Needs of Local School Districts. Final Report, Year 2.
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Council of the Great City Schools, Washington, DC. – 1973
This document examines the design and structure of PMIS (Planning and Management Information System), an information system that supports the decisionmaking process of executive management in local school districts. The system is designed around a comprehensive, longitudinal, and interrelated data base. It utilizes a powerful real-time,…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Databases, Decision Making