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Means, Barbara; Chen, Eva; DeBarger, Angela; Padilla, Christine – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2011
The national Study of Education Data Systems and Decision Making documented the availability and features of education data systems and the prevalence and nature of data-informed decision making in districts and schools. That study, like past research, found that teachers' likelihood of using data in decision making is affected by how confident…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Elementary School Teachers, Middle Schools, Middle School Teachers
Stine, Deborah E. – 1996
An administrator's daily life is full of decisions that often involve an "on the spot" solution. This paper discusses some of the principles involved in drawing inferences in research and decision making, and describes how a knowledge of decision-making errors can help administrators. The paper also describes a case study that…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Data Interpretation, Decision Making