NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bigham, Gary D.; Riney, Mark R. – Current Issues in Education, 2014
As educational needs of students change in response to changing demographics, economic factors, workforce needs, and school accountability requirements, school leaders must continually monitor and adjust curricula and associated methods of instructional delivery to increase student learning. The analysis of student performance data is a critical…
Descriptors: Trend Analysis, School Administration, Instructional Leadership, Management Information Systems
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Cunningham, Alisa – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2007
What people know about higher education may depend on which data they look at and how they examine them. Responsible analysts should present a full picture of their sources of data and the limitations of those sources, restricting their conclusions to those that the data genuinely warrant. When new research conflicts with previous results, enough…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Higher Education, Data Analysis, Context Effect
Butz, William P.; Kelly, Terrence K.; Adamson, David M.; Bloom, Gabrielle A.; Fossum, Donna; Gross, Mihal E. – RAND Corporation, 2004
The size and adequacy of the federal workforce for carrying out scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) activities are ongoing concerns in many policy circles. Experts both inside and outside of government have voiced fears that this workforce is aging and may soon face a dwindling labor pool, a problem that could be compounded…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Labor Force Development, Occupational Surveys, Scientific Literacy