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Inside the Black Box: Detecting and Mitigating Algorithmic Bias across Racialized Groups in College Student-Success Prediction
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Denisa Gándara; Hadis Anahideh; Matthew P. Ison; Lorenzo Picchiarini – AERA Open, 2024
Colleges and universities are increasingly turning to algorithms that predict college-student success to inform various decisions, including those related to admissions, budgeting, and student-success interventions. Because predictive algorithms rely on historical data, they capture societal injustices, including racism. In this study, we examine…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Social Bias, Minority Groups, Equal Education
Inside the Black Box: Detecting and Mitigating Algorithmic Bias across Racialized Groups in College Student-Success Prediction
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Denisa Gándara; Hadis Anahideh; Matthew P. Ison; Lorenzo Picchiarini – Grantee Submission, 2024
Colleges and universities are increasingly turning to algorithms that predict college-student success to inform various decisions, including those related to admissions, budgeting, and student-success interventions. Because predictive algorithms rely on historical data, they capture societal injustices, including racism. In this study, we examine…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Social Bias, Minority Groups, Equal Education
Data Justice Now: Why We Need Technologies Built for Care and How You Can Advocate for Change
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Brown, Michael; Klein, Carrie – About Campus, 2023
The American College Personnel Association recognized the increased prominence of digital technologies in student affairs work, developing a technology competency area that includes foundational, intermediate, and advanced objectives for data use. However, as the role of technology use in student affairs practice rapidly changes, it is…
Descriptors: Data Use, Social Justice, Equal Education, Technology Uses in Education