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Viano, Samantha; Baker, Dominique J. – Review of Research in Education, 2020
Measuring race and ethnicity for administrative data sets and then analyzing these data to understand racial/ethnic disparities present many logistical and theoretical challenges. In this chapter, we conduct a synthetic review of studies on how to effectively measure race/ethnicity for administrative data purposes and then utilize these measures…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Racial Identification, Ethnicity
Loy, Adam; Kuiper, Shonda; Chihara, Laura – Journal of Statistics Education, 2019
This article describes a collaborative project across three institutions to develop, implement, and evaluate a series of tutorials and case studies that highlight fundamental tools of data science--such as visualization, data manipulation, and database usage--that instructors at a wide-range of institutions can incorporate into existing statistics…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Statistics
Ilic, Ulas; Haseski, Halil Ibrahim; Tugtekin, Ufuk – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2018
The current study aimed to review studies on computational thinking (CT) indexed in Web of Science (WOS) and ERIC databases. A thorough search in electronic databases revealed 96 studies on computational thinking which were published between 2006 and 2016. Studies were exposed to a quantitative content analysis through using an article control…
Descriptors: Trend Analysis, Educational Trends, Periodicals, Databases
Hackney, S. E.; Handel, Dinah; Hezekiah, Bianca; Hochman, Jessica; Lau, Amy; Sula, Chris Alen – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2018
This paper is based on statistical and qualitative analysis of library and information science (LIS) literature. Our study asks the question of whether, and if so, how, and how often, the discourse generated by scholarly literature in LIS engages discussion about identity in LIS, what topics are covered, and whether the articles engage praxis, or…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Professional Identity, Visualization, Library Science
Williamson, Ben – Journal of Education Policy, 2016
Educational institutions and governing practices are increasingly augmented with digital database technologies that function as new kinds of policy instruments. This article surveys and maps the landscape of digital policy instrumentation in education and provides two detailed case studies of new digital data systems. The Learning Curve is a…
Descriptors: Visualization, Synchronous Communication, Governance, Data Collection
CyGaMEs Selene Player Log Dataset: Gameplay Assessment, Flow Dimensions and Non-Gameplay Assessments
Reese, Debbie Denise – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
The "Selene: A Lunar Construction GaME" instructional video game is a robust research environment (institutional review board approved) for investigating learning, affect, and the CyGaMEs Metaphorics approach to instructional video game design, embedded assessment, and informatics analysis and reporting. CyGaMEs applies analogical…
Descriptors: Video Games, Educational Technology, Research, Design
Ahamer, Gilbert – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2013
Purpose: Various economic growth theories propose a view of globalisation resulting in economic convergence. However, others suggest economic divergence (i.e. a widening gap between global rich and poor) and others still, different patterns of development. Hence it is necessary to validate such globalisation hypotheses with sound quantitative…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Correlation, Data Collection, Data Analysis
Thompson, Carla J. – Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2012
Improving student performance for high-need student populations by improving the use of data in decision-making for early reading intervention programs in northwest Florida is the focus of this research to practice effort. The study is conceptually based on using a relational-feedback intervention (RFI) database model in early learning…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs, Data Collection
Schulz, Wolfram, Ed.; Ainley, John, Ed.; Fraillon, Julian, Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2011
This report is structured so as to provide technical detail about each aspect of International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS). The overview is followed by a series of chapters that provide detail about different aspects of ICCS. Chapters, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are concerned with the instruments. Chapter 2 provides information about the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Civics, Citizenship Education, Cognitive Tests
Olsen, Michelle D. Hunt – ProQuest LLC, 2010
A study was conducted to propose a research-based model for a longitudinal data research system that addressed recommendations from a synthesis of literature related to: (1) needs reported by the U.S. Department of Education, (2) the twelve mandatory elements that define federally approved state longitudinal data systems (SLDS), (3) the…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Data Processing, Research Design

Messick, Samuel – American Journal of Education, 1985
Describes the new design for the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Changes include a biennial schedule, expanded sampling, and balanced--incomplete spiralling of exercises and variables to permit the estimation of intercorrelations. Changes should improve the interpretability, comparability, timeliness, and policy relevance of the data.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Educational Research, School Surveys
National Center for Education Statistics (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1979
This report discusses the program and plans of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) for 1979-80. The publication provides an overview of the major program activities for fiscal year 1979 and plans for 1980. The center provides data to monitor trends in education and address key policy issues. These data are supplemented by special…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Data Collection, Databases, Federal Programs
Triplett, Suzanne E.; And Others – 1986
Recommendations resulting from the Council of Chief State School Officers' Education Data Improvement Project are summarized. This joint effort by the states and Federal government attempts to improve the quality and timeliness of data collected, analyzed, and reported by the United States Department of Education's Center for Statistics. The goals…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
Cominole, Melissa; Wheeless, Sara; Dudley, Kristin; Franklin, Jeff; Wine, Jennifer – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
The "2004/06 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/06)" is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to respond to the need for a national, comprehensive database concerning issues students may face in enrollment, persistence, progress, and attainment in postsecondary education and in consequent early rates of…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Stopouts, Research Methodology, Data Collection

Fortune, Jim C.; McBee, Janice K. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1984
Twenty-nine steps necessary for data file preparation for secondary analysis are discussed. Data base characteristics and planned use vary the complexity of the preparation. Required techniques (file verification, sample verification, file merger, data aggregation, file modification, and variable controls) and seven associated pitfalls are defined…
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Processing