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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
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
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
Kosztyán, Zsolt Tibor; Csizmadia, Tibor; Pató, Beáta Sz.G.; Berke, Szilárd; Neumanné-Virág, Ildiko; Bencsik, Andrea – Cogent Education, 2023
The measurement of organizational satisfaction is a popular topic in organizational science; however, less attention is given to organizational happiness. There are very few measuring tools designed to evaluate organizational happiness. While the value-mediating role of higher education is indisputable, to the best of our knowledge, this is the…
Descriptors: Organizational Climate, Data Analysis, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
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
Decuypere, Mathias; Landri, Paolo – Critical Studies in Education, 2021
University rankings have become commonplace in higher education. Traditional quantified rankings do not merely measure educational performance: they equally grant status, enforce competition between institutions, and are emblematic for the ongoing capitalization of higher education. Drawing on the field of Science and Technology Studies, this…
Descriptors: Universities, Institutional Evaluation, Educational Quality, Institutional Characteristics
Blagg, Kristin; Blom, Erica; Kelchen, Robert; Chien, Carina – Urban Institute, 2021
Policymakers have expressed increased interest in program-level higher education accountability measures as a supplement to, or in place of, institution-level metrics. But it is unclear what these measures should look like. In this report, we assess the ways program-level data could be developed to facilitate federal accountability. Evidence shows…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Accountability, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Bautista-Puig, Núria; Orduña-Malea, Enrique; Perez-Esparrells, Carmen – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: This study aims to analyse and evaluate the methodology followed by the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings (THE-IR), as well as the coverage obtained and the data offered by this ranking, to determine if its methodology reflects the degree of sustainability of universities, and whether their results are accurate enough to be used as a…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Higher Education, Reputation, Institutional Characteristics
Boliver, Vikki; Gorard, Stephen; Siddiqui, Nadia – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2021
This paper reports on the findings of an ESRC funded project that contributes to the evidence base underpinning contextualised approaches to undergraduate admissions in England. We show that the bolder use of reduced entry requirements for disadvantaged learners is necessary if ambitious new widening access targets set by the Office for Students…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, College Admission
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
Bozkurt, Aras – Open Praxis, 2021
The purpose of this research is to examine the research that has been done on MOOCs by applying data mining and analytic approaches and to depict the current state of MOOC research. The text mining revealed four broad themes: (I) MOOCs as a mainstreaming learning model in HE, (II) motivation and engagement issues in MOOCs, (III) assessment issues…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Research
Galeeva, Railya B. – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to demonstrate an adaptation of the SERVQUAL survey method for measuring the quality of higher educational services in a Russian university context. We use a new analysis and a graphical technique for presentation of results. Design/methodology/approach: The methodology of this research follows the classic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Quality Assurance, Educational Quality
Rogaten, Jekaterina; Rienties, Bart Carlo – Higher Education Pedagogies, 2018
With the introduction of the Teaching Excellence Framework a lot of attention is focussed on measuring learning gains. A vast body of research has found that individual student characteristics influence academic progression over time. This case-study aims to explore how advanced statistical techniques in combination with Big Data can be used to…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Higher Education
Singer-Freeman, Karen E.; Robinson, Christine – Research & Practice in Assessment, 2020
A grand challenge is a problem that requires broad cooperation for successful resolution from a community of scholars. Several national and international organizations have generated lists of grand challenges to unify the efforts of scholars and practitioners in a field. However, the field of assessment has yet to identify its own set of grand…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Assessment, Equal Education, Educational Improvement