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Check the Quality of Your Information Support.

McLaughlin, Gerald W.; Howard, Richard D. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1991

The article demonstrates how information managers at institutions of higher education can develop a checklist for evaluating the usability and effectiveness of institutional data and information. Three primary personnel roles (technicians, analysts, users) and five primary activities (selection, capture and storage, manipulation and analysis,…

Descriptors: Administrator Role, Check Lists, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods

Tracking Academic Progress within a Complex Academic Environment.

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Howard, Richard D.; Rogers, Brenda H. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1991

The article proposes that the key to tracking and evaluating the academic progress of college students, particularly at complex institutions, is development of a longitudinal tracking system with flexibility to support a diverse community of users and applications. Considerations for efficient maintenance and effective use of such a system are…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Information Utilization, Institutional Characteristics