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The Effects of Microsuppression on State Education Data Quality
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Jacob M. Schauer; Arend M. Kuyper; E. C. Hedberg; Larry V. Hedges – Grantee Submission, 2020
States often turn to a data masking procedure called microsuppression in order to reduce the risk of disclosing student records when sharing data with external researchers. This process removes records deemed to have high risk for disclosure should data be released. However, this process can induce differences between the original data and the…
Descriptors: Student Records, Disclosure, Privacy, State Policy
The Effects of Microsuppression on State Education Data Quality
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Jacob M. Schauer; Arend M. Kuyper; Eric C. Hedberg; Larry V. Hedges – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2020
States often turn to a data masking procedure called microsuppression in order to reduce the risk of disclosing student records when sharing data with external researchers. This process removes records deemed to have high risk for disclosure should data be released. However, this process can induce differences between the original data and the…
Descriptors: Student Records, Disclosure, Privacy, State Policy
Unlocking Student Data Could Lead to "App Economy" for Colleges: Colleges Are Pressured to Open Up Student Data
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DeSantis, Nick – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
College campuses are hothouses of data, including course schedules, degree requirements, and grades. But much of the information remains spread out across software systems or locked on university servers. Start-up companies want to pry the information loose from campus servers in order to offer personalized services that could transform the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, Grades (Scholastic), Scores
Building and Operating a Web-Based Reporting System: A Case Study
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Maxwell, Christopher J. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2008
In late 2002 the Office of Institutional Research (OIR) at Purdue University began to seriously consider building a Web-based reporting system. Purdue had launched its first strategic plan the previous year and was under the leadership of a very data-driven president; unit-level (colleges, schools, administrative areas, departments, majors) data…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Institutional Research, Case Studies, Graduation Rate