In the proposed common standards research and development proposals developed by the US Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), two phrases are used to characterize research results: learning outcomes and educational outcomes.…
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Beyond Productivity: Considering Systemic Effects alongside Outcome Measures
Posted in Big ideas & theories, Research
What is the Design of the Classical Model of Teaching?
Another excerpt from my forthcoming book: The Educational data movement: crossing boundaries, searching for student success The classical model of teaching centers on the role of the teacher as manager of the classroom, conveyer and evaluator of knowledge. In this…
Posted in Big ideas & theories, Teachers and data
What is the Classical Model of Teaching and is it the Best?
This is an extract from one of the chapters of my upcoming book titled: The Educational Data Movement: Crossing Boundaries, Searching for Student Success. One of the greatest challenges of our time—of research, of school leadership, and now of measurement—is…
What is Big Data For Education?
Big data is a new term that can imply both new forms data and new analytic techniques. While big data is routine for many businesses and some sciences, it is new to education. Two characteristics of big data (in addition…
Posted in Big ideas & theories, Information infrastructure, Signs of the times Tagged with: #big data
Data, Decision, or Information Science for Education? — These are SOME of the Questions
In recent months there has been increasing attention to the need for education technologists who can focus on the many large and not so large datasets that are proliferating in education. Some have called for exploration into the educational data…
What is a Data Governance Plan and Why is it Needed?
Data can be powerful. It provides analysts and businesses with insights into patterns and behaviors that mere intuition rarely can. It holds tremendous potential for education as well. At the same time, data can have personal and private information. The…
Posted in Big ideas & theories, Signs of the times, Uncategorized Tagged with: Data Diversity, datagovernence
Why Does The Educational Data Movement Mention Specific People and Organizations?
The book The Educational Data Movement: Crossing Boundaries, Searching for Student Success mentions many individuals and organizations by name and often discusses connections between them. Some of these individuals and organizations are associated with philanthropies and some are part of…
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Book on Educational Data Movement Almost Complete
For Teacher College Press Technology, Education–Connections (TEC) Series The Educational Data Movement: Crossing Boundaries in Search of Student Success Educators are engulfed in a data movement pressing them to manage their social and human work using business concepts and tools.…
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