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Cannata, Marisa; Redding, Christopher; Rubin, Mollie – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
The focus of the article is the process educators use to interpret data to turn it into usable knowledge (Honig & Coburn, 2008) while engaging in a continuous improvement process. The authors examine the types of evidence educators draw upon, its perceived relevance, and the social context in which the evidence is examined. Evidence includes…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Data Interpretation, Evidence Based Practice, Input Output Analysis
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Truckenmiller, Adrea J.; Petscher, Yaacov; Gaughan, Linda; Dwyer, Ted – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2016
District and state education leaders frequently use screening assessments to identify students who are at risk of performing poorly on end-of-year achievement tests. This study examines the use of a universal screening assessment of reading skills for early identification of students at risk of low achievement on nationally normed tests of reading…
Descriptors: Prediction, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables, Mathematics Achievement
Porter, Kristin E.; Balu, Rekha – MDRC, 2016
Education systems are increasingly creating rich, longitudinal data sets with frequent, and even real-time, data updates of many student measures, including daily attendance, homework submissions, and exam scores. These data sets provide an opportunity for district and school staff members to move beyond an indicators-based approach and instead…
Descriptors: Models, Prediction, Statistical Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
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Vanover, Charles – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2015
This case discusses early work to implement the Common Core State Standards at a fictitious school in Florida. The case is designed to support students' efforts to use school accountability data for inquiry and to conceptualize change in schools where previous leaders' efforts were not successful. Shell Elementary is an exurban school that serves…
Descriptors: State Standards, Case Method (Teaching Technique), School Administration, Educational Change
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Dogan Temur, Özlem; Akbaba Dag, Serap; Turgut, Sedat – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2015
With developing technology statistical information and data sources become a very important issues and from primary school it has become necessary to gain the skills for making interpreting and making sense of data. These skills consist of collecting information, arrangement and analysis of collected data and the interpretation of the results. The…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary Education, Student Teaching, Mathematics Instruction
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Epstein, Irwin – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
Challenging the "bridge metaphor" theme of this conference, this article contends that current practice-research integration strategies are more like research-to-practice "pipelines." The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the potential of clinical data-mining studies conducted by practitioners, practitioner-oriented PhD…
Descriptors: Evidence, Social Science Research, Social Work, Theory Practice Relationship
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Gal, Ya'akov; Uzan, Oriel; Belford, Robert; Karabinos, Michael; Yaron, David – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
A process for analyzing log files collected from open-ended learning environments is developed and tested on a virtual lab problem involving reaction stoichiometry. The process utilizes a set of visualization tools that, by grouping student actions in a hierarchical manner, helps experts make sense of the linear list of student actions recorded in…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Laboratory Experiments, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
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Hubler, Tina; Adams, Patti; Scammell, Jonathan – American Biology Teacher, 2015
The molecular basis of evolution is an important and challenging concept for students to understand. In a previous article, we provided some of the scientific background necessary to teach this topic. This article features a series of laboratory activities demonstrating that molecular events can alter the genomes of organisms. These activities are…
Descriptors: Laboratory Experiments, Science Activities, Molecular Biology, Genetics
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Saunders, Cheston; Taylor, Amy – Science Teacher, 2014
Pollution is not a problem we just read about anymore. It affects the air we breathe, the land we live on, and the water we consume. After noticing a lack of awareness in students, a lesson was developed that used Google Earth to pinpoint sources of pollution in the local area and in others across the country, and their effects on the surrounding…
Descriptors: Pollution, Educational Technology, Ecology, Misconceptions
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Bush, Sarah B.; Karp, Karen S.; Albanese, Judy; Dillon, Fred – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2014
What better way to interest students in mathematics than using a Super Bowl® commercial? A Prudential® insurance commercial aired during the Super Bowl in 2013 was the impetus for this lesson (see it here on You-Tube™: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=IsNiKGMSHUQ). In the commercial, four hundred people were polled on "How Old Is the Oldest…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics, Middle School Students, Grade 6
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Dahm, Kevin – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2014
ABET requires that engineering programs demonstrate continuous assessment and continuous improvement in order to be accredited. Central to the process is establishing and assessing measurable "student outcomes" that reflect whether the goals and objectives of the program are being met. This paper examines effective strategies for…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Scoring Rubrics, Grading, Assignments
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MacNeill, Sheila; Campbell, Lorna M.; Hawksey, Martin – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2014
This article presents an overview of the development and use of analytics in the context of education. Using Buckingham Shum's three levels of analytics, the authors present a critical analysis of current developments in the domain of learning analytics, and contrast the potential value of analytics research and development with real world…
Descriptors: Learning, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Assessment
Leavy, Patricia, Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2014
"The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research" presents a comprehensive overview of the field of qualitative research. It is intended for students of all levels, faculty, and researchers across the social sciences. The contributors represent some of the most influential and innovative researchers in the field as well as emerging scholars.…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, History, Ethics, Philosophy
Van Duzer, Eric – Online Submission, 2012
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the process and value of Random Qualitative Validation (RQV) in the development and interpretation of survey data. RQV is a method of gathering clarifying qualitative data that improves the validity of the quantitative analysis. This paper is concerned with validity in relation to the participants'…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Validity, Mixed Methods Research, Surveys
Reardon, Sean F.; Kalogrides, Demetra; Ho, Andrew D. – Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis, 2017
There is no comprehensive database of U.S. district-level test scores that is comparable across states. We describe and evaluate a method for constructing such a database. First, we estimate linear, reliability-adjusted linking transformations from state test score scales to the scale of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). We…
Descriptors: School Districts, Scores, Statistical Distributions, Database Design
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