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Jian, Yuheng Helen; Javaad, Sohail Syed; Golab, Lukasz – Informatics in Education, 2016
In this paper, we take a new look at the problem of analyzing course evaluations. We examine ten years of undergraduate course evaluations from a large Engineering faculty. To the best of our knowledge, our data set is an order of magnitude larger than those used by previous work on this topic, at over 250,000 student evaluations of over 5,000…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education, Data Collection
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Murnaghan, Donna; Morrison, William; Laurence, Courtney; Bell, Brandi – Journal of School Health, 2014
Background: As youth struggle with anxiety and depression, promoting positive mental fitness is a primary concern. Canadian school-based mental health programs that focus on positive psychology and positive mental health initiatives emphasize safe and supportive environments, student engagement, resilience, and self-determination. This study…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Foreign Countries, Correlation, Student Characteristics
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Miller, Jessie L.; Vaillancourt, Tracy; Boyle, Michael H. – Social Development, 2009
This study examined the heterotypic continuity of aggression hypothesis (physical to indirect) using independent teacher reports of aggression drawn from a nationally representative sample of 749 Canadian girls and boys. Confirmatory factor analysis using an accelerated longitudinal design confirmed a two-factor model of physical and indirect…
Descriptors: Aggression, Females, Factor Analysis, Males
Tracz, G. S.; Burtnyk, W. A. – 1973
The authors provide a brief description of Teacher Cost Models--a computerized mathematical model that allows educational officials, using a specified set of input information, to forecast the provincial (or regional) teacher wage-bill at the operating level (1-year) and multi-year planning level (five years). The model has been successfully…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Estimates, Data Collection, Educational Planning
WATSON, CICELY, ED. – 1967
THIS BOOK COMPRISES THE MAJOR PAPERS DELIVERED AT A CONFERENCE ON MARCH 20-22, 1967, SPONSORED BY THE POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AN ADVISORY UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN ONTARIO. THE CONFERENCE WAS ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVE PERSONS FROM DEPARTMENTS OF GOVERNMENT, UNIVERSITIES, AND MAJOR SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS CANADA. THE CONFERENCE…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Economic Development, Economic Factors