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Hanson, Jana M.; Moore, Erica J.; Morseau, Amber; Taylor, Darius D. – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2023
The U.S. Department of Education has required educational collection and reporting. For postsecondary institutions, this requirement has evolved from the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), which was used from the 1960s to the 1980s, to the Integrated postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) (Aliyeva, Cody, & Low, 2018).…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Tribally Controlled Education, Minority Serving Institutions, Data Collection
Caspari-Sadeghi, Sima – Cogent Education, 2023
Data-driven decision-making and data-intensive research are becoming prevalent in many sectors of modern society, i.e. healthcare, politics, business, and entertainment. During the COVID-19 pandemic, huge amounts of educational data and new types of evidence were generated through various online platforms, digital tools, and communication…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Data Analysis, Higher Education, Feedback (Response)
Hongyan Xi; Dongyan Sang – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2024
By using modern data analysis techniques, this study aims to construct an innovative university English teaching effectiveness evaluation model based on particle swarm algorithm and support vector machine. The model is designed to improve assessment accuracy and personalization. The research process includes the methodology of data collection,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Higher Education
Wonkyung Choi; Jun Jo; Geraldine Torrisi-Steele – International Journal of Adult Education and Technology, 2024
Despite best efforts, the student experience remains poorly understood. One under-explored approach to understanding the student experience is the use of big data analytics. The reported study is a work in progress aimed at exploring the value of big data methods for understanding the student experience. A big data analysis of an open dataset of…
Descriptors: College Students, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Learning Analytics
Raffaghelli, Juliana E., Ed.; Sangrà, Albert, Ed. – Higher Education Dynamics, 2023
This collection focuses on the role of higher education institutions concerning datafication as a complex phenomenon. It explores how the universities can develop data literac(ies) shaping tomorrow skills and "formae mentis" to face the most deleterious effects of datafication, but also to engage in creative and constructive ways with…
Descriptors: Data Use, Higher Education, Educational Change, Data Analysis
Madsen, Miriam – Journal of Education Policy, 2021
The increased use of quantitative education data is often regarded by scholars as evidence of the emergence of 'governing by numbers'. These scholars ascribe major stakeholders such as the OECD and nation states agency as they produce, distribute and consume data, and respond to these with policy and management initiatives. This paper argues that…
Descriptors: Measurement, Evaluation Methods, Qualitative Research, Data Analysis
David Eubanks; Scott A. Moore – Assessment Update, 2025
Assessment and institutional research offices have too much data and too little time. Standard reporting often crowds out opportunities for innovative research. Fortunately, advancements in data science now offer a clear solution. It is equal parts technique and philosophy. The first and easiest step is to modernize data work. This column…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Assessment, Data Science, Research Methodology
Gutiérrez-Mijares, María Eugenia; Josa, Irene; Casanovas-Rubio, Maria del Mar; Aguado, Antonio – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
Sustainability has increasingly become key in universities, as the objectives of sustainable development are essential to establish policies, guidelines and indicators that guide institutions to be more sustainable. This recognition has led many authors to develop methods to assess universities based on their performance in terms of sustainable…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Sustainability, Higher Education, Educational Indicators
Taolin Zhang; Shuwen Jia; Charoula Angeli – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2024
Considering the shortcomings of large evaluation errors, long time, human, and material resources in the evaluation process of the current college teaching mode to improve the accuracy of the evaluation of college teaching mode and reduce the cost of the evaluation, this study proposes an evaluation method for college teaching methods based on…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Educational Change, Learning Analytics, Educational Technology
Amanda Haddow; Daniel Edwards; Lorissa Hazelman – Australian Council for Educational Research, 2024
United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. SDG 4 includes 10 targets, of which Target 4.b aims to expand higher education scholarships for developing countries. Target 4.b leverages the benefits of international education to…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Higher Education, Developing Nations, International Educational Exchange
Matthew J. Mayhew; Christa E. Winkler – Journal of Postsecondary Student Success, 2024
Higher education professionals often are tasked with providing evidence to stakeholders that programs, services, and practices implemented on their campuses contribute to student success. Furthermore, in the absence of a solid base of evidence related to effective practices, higher education researchers and practitioners are left questioning what…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Practices, Evidence Based Practice, Program Evaluation
Kathy Kremer – Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 2024
Colleges and universities depend upon external approvals from accreditors, government agencies, and national organizations. These approvals require periodic review of institution-prepared reports and self-studies documenting the continued validity of offered degrees and programs, student support and success, institutional effectiveness, and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Improvement, Professional Continuing Education, Data Collection
Cui, Ying; Chen, Fu; Lutsyk, Alina; Leighton, Jacqueline P.; Cutumisu, Maria – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2023
With the exponential increase in the volume of data available in the 21st century, data literacy skills have become vitally important in work places and everyday life. This paper provides a systematic review of available data literacy assessments targeted at different audiences and educational levels. The results can help researchers and…
Descriptors: Data, Information Literacy, 21st Century Skills, Competence
Beach, J. M. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2021
This book examines the idea of educational accountability in higher education, which has become a new secular gospel. But do accountability policies actually make colleges better? What if educational accountability tools don't actually measure what they're supposed to? What if accountability data isn't valid, or worse, what if it's meaningless?…
Descriptors: Accountability, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Measurement Techniques
Arnold, Nathan; Voight, Mamie; Morales, Jessica; Dancy. Kim; Coleman, Art – Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2019
As the higher education landscape has expanded beyond issues of access and affordability to include an emphasis on student completion and employment outcomes, accreditors can play a leadership role in advancing this important change. A shift to student success that rightfully centers in part on closing equity gaps between low-income students and…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Accreditation (Institutions), Data Use, Academic Achievement