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Percy, Chris; Tomlinson, Michael; Huddleston, Prue – Journal of Education and Work, 2020
This paper identifies a nascent trend in several countries regarding increased collection, public availability and use of destination data for graduates of secondary education, with policy ambitions to support pupil-level decision-making and drive provider-level accountability. This trend mirrors the previous development of such data for higher…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Data Collection, Secondary Education, Educational Research
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Van Wart, Sarah; Lanouette, Kathryn; Parikh, Tapan S. – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2020
Data increasingly mediates how we understand the world. As such, there is growing interest in designing initiatives to help young people learn about data--not only the techno-mathematical skills necessary to work with data, but also the dispositions needed to participate in data-centric ways of knowing and doing. In this article, we argue that as…
Descriptors: Data, Social Problems, Data Collection, Data Use
Yoder, Nick; Posamentier, Jordan; Godek, Dana; Seibel, Katherine; Dusenbury, Linda – Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, 2020
Schools have drastically changed the way that staff, students, families, and communities engage with one another due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As schools begin planning education for fall, states are in the process of developing guidance and support for districts and schools to navigate students' and adults' academic, social, emotional, and…
Descriptors: State Policy, Social Emotional Learning, Pandemics, COVID-19
Perry, Mary; Myung, Jeannie; Hough, Heather J. – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2020
In 2018, California's education community was preparing for a pivotal moment. A new governor would soon take the reins and voters would elect a new superintendent of public instruction. The "Getting Down to Facts II" (GDTFII) project, released in September 2018, assessed the state of preK-12 education in California. As year 2 of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Achievement Gap, Educational Improvement, Capacity Building
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2023
This playbook provides ways in which Higher Education Agencies (sometimes referred as the State Higher Education Executive Officers) and teams can blur the lines between high school, postsecondary education, and the workforce. Higher Education Agencies (HEAs) play a significant role to Raise the Bar for student success by developing an…
Descriptors: College Administration, Teamwork, High Schools, Postsecondary Education
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Neutuch, Eric – Journal of College Admission, 2018
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) Statement on Counselor Competencies defines college counselors' responsibilities as including "collaborat[ing] with teachers, administrators, and other educators." The experiences of longtime college counselors, showcase many best practices for working with teachers to…
Descriptors: Educational Counseling, High School Teachers, College Choice, College Admission
Jackson, Jacob; Cook, Kevin – Public Policy Institute of California, 2018
Higher education is a key driver of economic mobility and future growth in California. Yet there is much unknown about how students advance from K-12 schools to postsecondary education and into the workforce--and where they falter. This lack of knowledge stems from the fragmented nature of California's education data and inhibits informed decision…
Descriptors: Data Use, Information Systems, Longitudinal Studies, State Programs
Campbell, Kellie B. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study examined how Chief Information Officers (CIOs), also known as Information Technology leaders, understand the use of technology as a strategy for reducing academic costs in small, private, liberal arts colleges in New England. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight CIOs throughout small, private, liberal arts colleges in…
Descriptors: Small Colleges, Private Colleges, Information Technology, Computer Uses in Education
Vista, Alvin; Kim, Helyn; Care, Esther – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2018
The changes in the economy and society in this century have placed a greater emphasis on the skills that citizens need to be successful. This diverse set of skills, often referred to as 21st century skills, and including critical thinking, creativity, problem solving, communication, and socio-emotional skills, among others, are in high demand as…
Descriptors: Data Use, 21st Century Skills, Educational Assessment, Decision Making
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Kastberg, David; Murray, Gordon; Ferraro, David; Arieira, Carlos; Roey, Shep; Mamedova, Saida; Liao, Yuqi – National Center for Education Statistics, 2021
The Program for International Student Assessment Young Adult Follow-up Study (PISA YAFS) is a follow-up study with students who participated in PISA 2012 in the United States. The study is designed to measure how performance on PISA 2012 relates to subsequent measures of outcomes and skills of young adults on an online assessment, Education and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students, Young Adults
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Foster, Elizabeth – Learning Professional, 2019
A recent qualitative study by a team of researchers looked into how grade-level teams of teachers are thinking about causes and strategies based on looking at student performance data. What is interesting in these findings is how infrequently teachers attribute student results to instruction -- just 15% of the time. Teachers in this study were…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Teacher Student Relationship, Data Use
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Wathen, Samuel; Rhew, Nicholas D. – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2019
A primary goal of introductory statistics courses is to develop a student's ability to think statistically. To motivate students to this end, the literature suggests that statistics courses use exercises that are relevant and familiar to students. Work in educational psychology highlights the importance of connecting new concepts to pre-existing…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Data Use, Introductory Courses, Statistics
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Jordan, Rebecca; Sorensen, Amanda E.; Shwom, Rachael; Robinson, Jennifer Meta; Isenhour, Cynthia; Gray, Steven; Nucci, Mary; Ebert-May, Diane – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2019
In this article, we argue that engagement with authentic science is a means to mediate trust and motivation in those who are learning about climate change. To illustrate the argument, we provide a curricular example that focuses on authentic climate science data. We conclude with an example of how researchers from multiple disciplines can use…
Descriptors: Climate, Environmental Education, Science Instruction, Authentic Learning
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Boyd, Sally – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2019
A sense of belonging and wellbeing at school influences educational and health outcomes. Here we widen the traditional focus of Assessment News to focus on the use of student wellbeing data in schools. We discuss the Wellbeing@ School (W@S) toolkit that is freely available to support schools to self-review as they examine and monitor student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Well Being, Data Use, Educational Environment
Noble, Amanda – ProQuest LLC, 2019
An achievement gap is defined as a significant difference in academic performance between two groups. Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) data indicate that, in Crestland Public School District (pseudonym), there is a clear achievement gap in mathematics between students with disabilities and those without disabilities,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Mathematics Achievement, Students with Disabilities, Elementary School Students
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