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Data Mining of University Philanthropic Giving: Cluster-Discriminant Analysis and Pareto Effects
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Le Blanc, Louis A.; Rucks, Conway T. – International Journal of Educational Advancement, 2009
A large sample of 33,000 university alumni records were cluster-analyzed to generate six groups relatively unique in their respective attribute values. The attributes used to cluster the former students included average gift to the university's foundation and to the alumni association for the same institution. Cluster detection is useful in this…
Descriptors: Alumni, Marketing, Discriminant Analysis, Alumni Associations
High Stakes Testing: Issues, Implications, and Remedies for English Language Learners
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Solorzano, Ronald W. – Review of Educational Research, 2008
This article discusses the issues and implications of high stakes tests on English language learners (ELLs). As ELLs are being included in all high stakes assessments tied to accountability efforts (e.g., No Child Left Behind), it is crucial that issues related to the tests be critically evaluated relative to their use. In this case, academic…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Predictive Validity, Second Language Learning, High Stakes Tests
Using Training Indicators To Improve Planning for Vocational Education and Training.
Saunders, S. – 2001
Training indicators are functional suites of quantitative and qualitative indicators of current or future vocational education and training (VET) supply and demand. The training indicators approach to educational planning considers indicators of present and likely future conditions for skilled labor and forms judgments about the most appropriate…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Benchmarking, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis