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Heydinger, Richard B.; Norris, Donald M. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1976
The expanding networks of computer hardware, software, and organizations for controlling them and the institutional data bases they access are described. Improvements are making the data sources accessible but raise some new problems for data managers and institutional researchers. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Computer Science, Data Processing, Databases, Higher Education
Bryson, Charles H. – 1977
Discussed is the reporting quandary at higher education institutions. These points are appraised: the clearinghouse function, data definitions, and the data base management function. The author warns against the suggestion that the institutional research office should assume the responsibility for all reports prepared by and departing from the…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrators, Clearinghouses, Databases
Hamblen, John W. – AEDS J, 1970
Proposes an intra-institutional "Center of Institutional Research" and discusses the possible contribution of such a center toward achievement of an efficient educational data system. (DE)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Information Networks, Information Processing
Cashin, William E.; Slawson, Hugh M. – 1977
The data and computational procedures used by the IDEA system at Kansas State University (during the 1976-77 academic year) to interpret ratings of teacher performance are described in this technical report. The computations for each of the seven parts (evaluation, course description, students' self ratings, methods, additional questions,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Cashin, William E.; Slawson, Hugh M. – 1977
The data and computational procedures used by the IDEA System during the 1977-78 academic year at Kansas State University to interpret ratings of teacher performance are described in this technical report. The computations for each of the seven parts (evaluation, course description, students' self-ratings, methods, additional questions, diagnostic…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Cashin, William E.; Perrin, Bruce M. – 1978
The data and computational procedures used by the IDEA System to generate IDEA Reports from information collected on the Standard Form of the IDEA Survey Form are described in this technical report. The computations for each of the seven parts of the IDEA Report are explained. The data base used for this 1978-79 Kansas State University study…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students, Comparative Analysis