NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Tyler, John H. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2011
The past decade has seen increased testing of students and the concomitant proliferation of computer-based systems to store, manage, analyze, and report the data that comes from these tests. The research to date on teacher use of these data has mostly been qualitative and has mostly focused on the conditions that are necessary (but not necessarily…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Internet, Data Analysis, Urban Schools
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Swan, Gerry; Mazur, Joan – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2011
Although the term data-driven decision making (DDDM) is relatively new (Moss, 2007), the underlying concept of DDDM is not. For example, the practices of formative assessment and computer-managed instruction have historically involved the use of student performance data to guide what happens next in the instructional sequence (Morrison, Kemp, &…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Preservice Teachers, Formative Evaluation, Heuristics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Dyckhoff, Anna Lea; Zielke, Dennis; Bultmann, Mareike; Chatti, Mohamed Amine; Schroeder, Ulrik – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
Learning Analytics can provide powerful tools for teachers in order to support them in the iterative process of improving the effectiveness of their courses and to collaterally enhance their students' performance. In this paper, we present the theoretical background, design, implementation, and evaluation details of eLAT, a Learning Analytics…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Semi Structured Interviews, Usability
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Macfadyen, Leah P.; Dawson, Shane – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
Learning analytics offers higher education valuable insights that can inform strategic decision-making regarding resource allocation for educational excellence. Research demonstrates that learning management systems (LMSs) can increase student sense of community, support learning communities and enhance student engagement and success, and LMSs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Participant Observation, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Malikowski, Steven R. – Internet and Higher Education, 2008
A unique resource in course management systems (CMSs) is that they offer faculty members convenient access to a variety of integrated features. Some features allow faculty members to provide information to students, and others allow students to interact with each other or a computer. This diverse set of features can be used to help meet the…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Integrated Learning Systems, Use Studies, College Faculty