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Data Quality Campaign, 2024
Recent data from statewide assessments, scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), and college remediation needs show that an increasing number of K-12 students are not performing at grade level. As schools look to support these students' learning, some districts are turning to a proven strategy for identifying the students…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, At Risk Students
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Khamisi Kalegele – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2023
Pragmatically, machine learning techniques can improve educators' capacity to monitor students' learning progress when applied to quality data. For developing countries, the major obstacle has been the unavailability of quality data that fits the purpose. This is partly because the in-use information systems are either not properly managed or not…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Learning Management Systems, Progress Monitoring, Data Use
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Ian Hardy – Professional Development in Education, 2024
Schooling in Australia has become subject to increased processes of data-based governance. This article draws upon the insights of an experienced teacher, 'Meriam', who, having taught more than 34-years over almost a 50-year span, reflected upon the nature of such changes. Utilising theorising in relation to datafication processes and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experienced Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Change
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Alsaleh, Amal Abdulwahab – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2023
This study aimed to investigate how data are used to inform instructional leadership practices in three Kuwaiti public schools, in addition to the factors that impact building data-use capacity. This study conducted three qualitative case studies in high-performing public schools. The findings reveal that data usage in the Kuwaiti schools…
Descriptors: Data Use, Instructional Leadership, Capacity Building, Case Studies
Juan D’Brot; W. Chris Brandt – Region 5 Comprehensive Center, 2024
In today's educational landscape, state and local educational agencies (SEAs and LEAs) often experience challenges connecting large-scale accountability data with actual school improvement initiatives. These challenges tend to be rooted in incoherent design and use of data systems for continuous improvement. As we aim to support SEAs in…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Data Collection, State Departments of Education, School Districts
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Hartong, Sigrid – Critical Studies in Education, 2021
This contribution takes a critical perspective on digital school performance platforms (SPP), which today play a key role in US state education monitoring and accountability. Using examples from two different US state education agencies, I provide an analytical disentanglement of some key dimensions of such platforms' enactment and materiality. I…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Technology Uses in Education, Performance, Accountability
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Mozahem, Najib Ali – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2020
Higher education institutes are increasingly turning their attention to web-based learning management systems. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether data collected from LMS can be used to predict student performance in classrooms that use LMS to supplement face-to-face teaching. Data was collected from eight courses spread across two…
Descriptors: Integrated Learning Systems, Data Use, Prediction, Academic Achievement
Johnson, Yasmine – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study identified the impact of elementary teachers' perceptions and the change that data-driven instruction had on student achievement on the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment in English language arts and mathematics in an urban elementary charter school. The researcher secured an inner-city charter school in Tennessee to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Urban Schools
Louden, William – Education Services Australia, on behalf of the Education Council, 2019
The Education Council of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) commissioned a review of the current approach to the presentation of the National Assessment Program -- Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) data including information published on the "My School" website. The review was framed by four Terms of Reference, namely: (1)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy, National Competency Tests, Numeracy
Ruedel, Kristin; Nelson, Gena; Bailey, Tessie – National Center for Systemic Improvement at WestEd, 2017
Similar to many states, the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) does not mandate the use of specific literacy screening or progress monitoring tools. LDOE sought a measurement approach that resulted in accurate and reliable information on student progress and outcomes, yet respected local control. This state spotlight presents initial…
Descriptors: Data Use, State Standards, Educational Improvement, Decision Making
Miller, Cynthia; Cohen, Benjamin; Yang, Edith; Pellegrino, Lauren – MDRC, 2020
College students have a better chance of succeeding in school when they receive high-quality advising. High-quality advising, when characterized by frequent communications between advisers and students, early outreach to students showing signs of academic or nonacademic struggles, and personalized guidance that addresses individual student needs,…
Descriptors: College Students, Academic Advising, Technology Uses in Education, Faculty Advisers
Auspos, Patricia – Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2017
Across the country, collaborative efforts are bringing together a variety of organizations that work with school-age children and youth, including out-of-school time programs and nonprofit service agencies, to improve educational outcomes in their communities. However, linking activities to outcomes can be a particular problem for nonprofit…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Attendance, Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement
Kenyatta, Candace – Region 8 Comprehensive Center, 2021
The Diversifying the Education Profession Ohio Taskforce consists of aspiring teachers, K-12 educators, human resources personnel, educator preparation program representatives, community members, State Board of Education representation, and staff members from the Ohio Department of Education and Ohio Department of Higher Education and convened to…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Student Diversity, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
EdSource, 2011
This playbook draws from the findings of "Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades," the largest empirical study of this grade level conducted to date. The "Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades" study was designed to find out what higher-performing schools do differently. The result is a compelling set of specific, actionable…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Administrator Role, Academic Achievement