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Adeola Monty – Australian Council for Educational Research, 2024
This policy brief has been prepared by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) for the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) Regional Conference, held in Manila from 5 to 7 November 2024. This brief is in response to the conference sub-theme of, 'Learning, equity and well-being: foundational literacy,…
Descriptors: Literacy, Numeracy, Data Use, Educational Assessment
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Earl H. McKinney Jr.; Simon Ginzinger – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2024
The growing use of analytics has increased the demand for more highly data literate graduates. Awareness of ambiguity in data has been suggested as a new data literacy skill. Here, we describe a student-centered semester-long project that can be used to teach this skill in an introductory analytics or database course. The project requires students…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Student Projects, Consciousness Raising, Ambiguity (Context)
Early Learning Network - University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023
One of the most exciting products generated and refined through the Early Learning Network studies is a web-based classroom assessment tool known as OLOS -- the Optimizing Learning Opportunities for Students Observation System. The OLOS tool focuses on improving student outcomes by providing teachers with real-time data to support individualized…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Individualized Instruction, Student Evaluation, Data Use
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Judith A. Alamprese – Adult Learning, 2024
The pervasive role of digital technologies in adult learning and education (ALE) was a prominent theme throughout the deliberations of the Seventh International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII) held June 15-17, 2022 in Morocco. CONFINTEA VII embodied the worldwide interest in digital technologies through the use of a hybrid format…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Education, Educational Environment, Technological Literacy
Ruedel, Kristin; Nelson, Gena; Bailey, Tessie – National Center for Systemic Improvement at WestEd, 2017
Many states struggle with collecting reliable and valid data that can be easily analyzed at the state level. This can be particularly challenging in states where schools and districts have local control over the selection of their assessment tools. This state spotlight presents the strategies that the Iowa Department of Education (IDE) used to…
Descriptors: Data Use, Data Collection, State Policy, Educational Policy
Nebraska Department of Education, 2007
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Practice Guide "Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades" addresses the challenge of providing effective literacy instruction for English learners in the elementary grades. The Guide offers five specific recommendations for district administrators…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Literacy