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Z. W. Taylor; Joshua Childs – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2022
This case study explains how to gather web metrics to measure the size, investment, and popularity of K-12 school system and higher education websites. This case study will first explain and define web metrics in detail, such as keywords, traffic, search engine optimization, and other terminology crucial for educational researchers to understand…
Descriptors: Search Engines, Evaluation, Web Sites, Educational Researchers
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Weerts, David J.; Ronca, Justin M. – Journal of Higher Education, 2012
This longitudinal study examines factors that explain differences in levels of state appropriations for higher education across states, sectors, and institutions between 1984 and 2004. The study sheds light on the complex relationship between institutional mission, state fiscal health, and state political context in explaining appropriations for…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Longitudinal Studies, Performance Factors, State Aid
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Zhang, Lei – Education Economics, 2009
States differ substantially in higher education policies. Little is known about the effects of state policies on the performance of public colleges and universities, largely because no clear measures of college quality exist. In this paper, I estimate the average quality of public colleges of US states based on the value-added to individuals'…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Colleges, Educational Quality, State Government
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Jacobsen, Steven J.; Rimm, Alfred A. – Journal of Medical Education, 1986
The increase in the proportion of women students in U.S. medical schools was examined. Regional differences in the proportion of women in entering classes was noted and these differences are described and possible reasons for them are speculated. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Admission, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Differences
Garrison, Dean A. – Improving College and University Teaching, 1979
A method is described for measuring differences in grading that is free from the effects of individual student abilities and teaching quality. The analysis locates teachers on a continuum scale from "hard" to "easy" and enables the identification of possible extremes in grading that might manifest themselves in unfair treatment of students. (JMD)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Faculty, College Instruction, Data Analysis