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Yuan Hsiao; Lee Fiorio; Jonathan Wakefield; Emilio Zagheni – Sociological Methods & Research, 2024
Obtaining reliable and timely estimates of migration flows is critical for advancing the migration theory and guiding policy decisions, but it remains a challenge. Digital data provide granular information on time and space, but do not draw from representative samples of the population, leading to biased estimates. We propose a method for…
Descriptors: Migration, Migration Patterns, Data Collection, Data Analysis
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Jones, Kyle M. L.; McCoy, Chase – Learning, Media and Technology, 2019
In this article, we argue that the contributions of documentation studies can provide a useful framework for analyzing the datafication of students due to emerging learning analytics (LA) practices. Specifically, the concepts of individuals being 'made into' data and how that data is 'considered as' can help to frame vital questions concerning the…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Documentation, Guidelines, Data Collection
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Erkens, Melanie; Bodemer, Daniel; Hoppe, H. Ulrich – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2016
Orchestrating collaborative learning in the classroom involves tasks such as forming learning groups with heterogeneous knowledge and making learners aware of the knowledge differences. However, gathering information on which the formation of appropriate groups and the creation of graphical knowledge representations can be based is very effortful…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Information Retrieval, Data Collection, Data Analysis
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Usen, Onodiong Mfreke – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The study examined the relationship between teachers' utilization of school facilities and academic achievement of student nurses in Human Biology in schools of Nursing in Akwa Ibom State. Four (4) specific objectives, four (4) research questions and four (4) null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Ex-post facto survey design was…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Academic Achievement, Nursing Students, Nursing Education
Handorf, C. Russell – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This study analyzed the meta-data collected from a honeypot that was run by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a period of 5 years. This analysis compared the use of existing industry methods and tools, such as Intrusion Detection System alerts, network traffic flow and system log traffic, within the Open Source Security Information Manager…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Computer Security, Information Security, Program Effectiveness
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Aldhafeeri, Fayiz; Palaiologou, Ioanna; Folorunsho, Aderonke – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2016
Scholars in the field of early childhood education are still debating the inclusion of digital technologies in play-based pedagogy and our understanding of digital play in early childhood education is still developing. This research paper examines early childhood education teachers' views, aptitudes and attitudes towards digital technologies in…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Information Technology
Peace Corps, 2014
Data-driven decision making is part of our everyday lives. For example, we examine our children's immunization charts in order to indicate what vaccinations they have received, as well as what vaccinations are missing and expired. We use information, like a chart, to make decisions about what to do and what not to do. Data-driven decision making…
Descriptors: Data, Decision Making, Volunteers, Training
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Berland, Matthew; Baker, Ryan S.; Blikstein, Paulo – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2014
Constructionism can be a powerful framework for teaching complex content to novices. At the core of constructionism is the suggestion that by enabling learners to build creative artifacts that require complex content to function, those learners will have opportunities to learn this content in contextualized, personally meaningful ways. In this…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Statistical Analysis, Cooperation, Researchers
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Ashmarina, Svetlana I.; Khasaev, Gabibulla R.; Mantulenko, Valentina V.; Kasarin, Stanislav V.; Dorozhkin, Evgenij M. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The relevance of the investigated problem is caused by the need to assess the implementation of informatization level of the region and the insufficient development of the theoretical, content-technological, scientific and methodological aspects of the assessment of the region's information potential. The aim of the research work is to develop a…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Communications, Information Networks, Information Security
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Aworanti, Olatunde Awotokun – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
This paper examines Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Nigeria educational assessment system with its emerging challenges. This is inevitable following the globalisation trend which has brought drastic changes in the world of technology. The essence of the paper is to describe the present status of ICT in the Nigeria educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Educational Assessment, Educational Practices
Mushi, Francis Jeremiah – ProQuest LLC, 2014
High rates of Information Technology (IT) project failures continues; fail to meet established deadlines, exceeding budget, or not agreed-upon functionality. Failure often results from a fundamental confusion over what is involved in the project. Methods that have provided project success in Service and Manufacturing industries have not been…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Statistical Analysis, Quality Control, Measurement Techniques
Kaddouri, Abdelaaziz – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Current data mining (DM) technology is not domain-specific and therefore rarely generates reliable, business actionable knowledge that can be used to improve the effectiveness of the decision-making process in the banking industry. DM is mainly an autonomous, data-driven process with little focus on domain expertise, constraints, or requirements…
Descriptors: Expertise, Banking, Trend Analysis, Data
Scibelli, David B. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
With the Internet advancements of information systems and social media channels, consumer data has become a valuable source for companies and social networking communities. These Internet businesses are allowed to use and share their customers' information, with minimal regulatory intervention other than in health and financial areas. This…
Descriptors: Internet, Consumer Economics, Privacy, Trust (Psychology)
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Wirussawa, Seatuch; Tesaputa, Kowat; Duangpaeng, Amporn – International Education Studies, 2016
This study aimed at 1) investigating the element of the learning environment management system in the secondary schools, 2) exploring the current states and problems of the system on the learning environment management in the secondary schools, 3) designing the learning environment management system for the secondary schools, and 4) identifying…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Management Systems, Secondary Schools
Suppiah, Nithiyananthan – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of the present quantitative correlational study was to examine if a relationship existed between the RBD phenomenon and cultural, economic, or political factors of the native countries of South Asian IT professionals living in the United States. The study on reverse brain drain was conducted to explore a growing phenomenon in the…
Descriptors: Brain Drain, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Foreign Workers
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