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Shou, Zhaoyu; Tang, Mengxue; Wen, Hui; Liu, Jinghua; Mo, Jianwen; Zhang, Huibing – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2023
In this paper, a key node mining algorithm of entropy-CRITIC combined weighted GRA-TOPSIS method is proposed, which is based on the network structure features. First, the method obtained multi-dimensional data of students' identities, seating relationships, social relationships, and so on to build a database. Then, the seating similarity among…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Algorithms, Network Analysis, Databases
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Logan, Tracy – Australian Educational Researcher, 2020
Secondary data analysis in educational research has been an established research method for many years. Yet, few publications outline the "how to" of undertaking the process. This paper presents an analysis framework suitable for undertaking secondary data analysis within the field of education. The framework is a modification and an…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Research, Databases, Mathematics Education
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Pomykalski, James J. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2021
Many traditional Information Systems (IS) programs are either redesigning current courses to incorporate business/data analytics or expanding curricular offerings to include business /data analytics; our IS program chose the former route to meet the demand (from employers) for business/data analytics. In that transition, a traditional systems…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Information Science Education, Information Systems, Data Analysis
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Ferreira, Sérgio André; Andrade, António – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
Investment in technological subsystems to support the activity of teaching and learning and the various areas of the life of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) is of increasing importance in the implementation of the policy and strategy of these organizations. Each of these subsystems collects a huge amount of data that, if properly organized,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Technology Uses in Education, Data, Databases
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Mangaroska, Katerina; Giannakos, Michail – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2019
As the fields of learning analytics and learning design mature, the convergence and synergies between the two are becoming an important area for research. This paper intends to summarize the main outcomes of a systematic review of empirical evidence on learning analytics for learning design. Moreover, this paper presents an overview of what and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Instructional Design, Learning Activities, Databases
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Christian, Nicholas; Akujobi, Innocent; Saha, Munmun; Korzaan, Melinda – Information Systems Education Journal, 2018
Advanced Competition Simulations (ACS), a massive multiplayer online (MMO) strategy gaming company, has petabytes of customer data at their data center in Brentwood, Tennessee that could assist executives with decision making, but they currently do not have business intelligence software or a business intelligence and analytics (BIA) team. As is…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Computer Simulation, Business, Intelligence
Center on Standards and Assessments Implementation, 2018
The recommendations in this brief create a framework for using data effectively to make instructional decisions. The availability of student-level data for educators has pushed forward the movement to strengthen the role of data to guide instruction and improve student learning. While improvements in technology and assessments, as well as recent…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Information Utilization, Data Collection, Data Analysis
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Bartlett, Joan C.; Ishimura, Yusuke; Kloda, Lorie A. – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2011
Purpose: The objective was to identify and understand the factors involved in scientists' selection of preferred bioinformatics tools, such as databases of gene or protein sequence information (e.g., GenBank) or programs that manipulate and analyse biological data (e.g., BLAST). Methods: Eight scientists maintained research diaries for a two-week…
Descriptors: Scientists, Criteria, Decision Making, Research
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Bowen, Natasha K.; Powers, Joelle D. – School Social Work Journal, 2011
Evidence-based practice and data-driven decision making (DDDM) are two approaches to accountability that have been promoted in the school literature. In spite of the push to promote these approaches in schools, barriers to their widespread, appropriate, and effective use have limited their impact on practice and student outcomes. This article…
Descriptors: Evidence, Prevention, Profiles, Decision Making
Picciano, Anthony G. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2012
Data-driven decision making, popularized in the 1980s and 1990s, is evolving into a vastly more sophisticated concept known as big data that relies on software approaches generally referred to as analytics. Big data and analytics for instructional applications are in their infancy and will take a few years to mature, although their presence is…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Decision Making, Data, Data Analysis
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Miller, Jane K.; Repinski, Shelby L.; Hayes, Kathryn N.; Bliss, Frederick A.; Trexler, Cary J. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2011
A broad-based survey using the Delphi method was conducted to garner current information from private sector stakeholders and build consensus opinions supporting key ideas for enhancing plant breeder education and training. This study asked respondents to suggest and rate topics and content they deemed most important to plant breeding graduate…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Graduate Students, Research Design, Private Sector
McCready, John W. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine use of decision-making tools and feedback in strategic planning in order to develop a rigorous process that would promote the efficiency of strategic planning for acquisitions in the United States Coast Guard (USCG). Strategic planning is critical to agencies such as the USCG in order to be effective…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Feedback (Response), Strategic Planning, Program Effectiveness
Muller, Robert D. – CNA Corporation, 2011
As a research and technical assistance organization, CNA Education would be the last to deny the importance of good data and the first to applaud efforts to improve the quality and scope of the data available. Solid data are critical to CNA's mission to further general understanding of the efficacy of specific education reform initiatives and to…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Change, Educational Research, Teacher Effectiveness
Dziuban, Charles; Moskal, Patsy; Cavanagh, Thomas; Watts, Andre – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2012
The authors describe the University of Central Florida's top-down/bottom-up action analytics approach to using data to inform decision-making at the University of Central Florida. The top-down approach utilizes information about programs, modalities, and college implementation of Web initiatives. The bottom-up approach continuously monitors…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Strategic Planning, Research Utilization, Databases
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Tucker, Cory – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2009
Usage statistics are an important metric for making decisions on serials. Although the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Libraries have been collecting usage statistics, the statistics had not frequently been used to make decisions and had not been included in collection development policy. After undergoing a collection assessment, the…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Statistics, Library Services, Decision Making
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