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Variants of Teaching First Course in Database Systems
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Abid, Adnan; Farooq, Muhammad Shoaib; Raza, Ishaq; Farooq, Uzma; Abid, Kamran – Bulletin of Education and Research, 2015
In order to effectively conduct a course, the instructor should be clear about the course contents, methodology of teaching, and about the relevant literature, mainly, the textbooks. Furthermore, it is imperative to assign appropriate time to each topic so as to conduct the course efficaciously. To assist the Database course instructor in deciding…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Science Education, Introductory Courses, Database Management Systems
A Survey of Educational Data-Mining Research
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Huebner, Richard A. – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2013
Educational data mining (EDM) is an emerging discipline that focuses on applying data mining tools and techniques to educationally related data. The discipline focuses on analyzing educational data to develop models for improving learning experiences and improving institutional effectiveness. A literature review on educational data mining topics…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Organizational Change
Web-Based Computer-Aided Personalized System of Instruction
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Pear, Joseph J.; Schnerch, Gabriel J.; Silva, Kathleen M.; Svenningsen, Louis; Lambert, Jody – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2011
In the last two decades, there has been a proliferation of Web-based course-management systems designed to facilitate postsecondary teaching (for example, WebCT, Blackboard, Desire2Learn, Moodle). In general, these systems provide analogs for delivering lectures, holding class discussions, giving quizzes and examinations (typically multiple…
Descriptors: Technological Advancement, Web Based Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Courseware
Improving Ohio's Education Management Information System (EMIS).
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Ohio State Legislative Office of Education Oversight, Columbus. – 1998
Due to legislative mandate, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) was required to develop a system (the Education Management Information System) that would increase the amount of information available to state-level policy makers and the public. Some recommendations for improving the function of EMIS are offered in this report. The text provides…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Educational Improvement, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
A Homegrown Design for Data Warehousing: A District Customizes Its Own Process for Generating Detailed Information about Students in Real Time
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Thompson, Terry J.; Gould, Karen J. – School Administrator, 2005
In recent years the Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township in Indianapolis has been awash in data. In attempts to improve levels of student achievement, the authors collected all manner of statistical details about students and schools and attempted to perform data analysis as part of the school improvement process. The authors were never…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Data Analysis, Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement
Collecting and Using Student Information for School Improvement.
Riegel, N. Blyth – 1988
This paper suggests methods for collecting and using student information for school improvement by describing how the Richardson Independent School District (RISD), Texas, determines data for effective school management decisionmaking. RISD readily accesses student information via a networked database on line with the central office's IBM…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Database Management Systems