Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 67 for “"data use"”.
-
Reframing teachers' conceptions of assessment and data use
Teachers’ use of assessment data for instructional decision making is one of several essential components of data-driven decision making (DDDM) as a reform strategy to improve teaching and learning. This thesis explores three different issues related to the use of assessment data for instructional …
-
A Comparison of Educator Perceptions of Data Use within Seven Characteristics of Accountability Systems
… have led to an increase in practices such as data-driven decision-making and the establishment of accountability systems designed to ensure an increase in student achievement. With such high demands, it is imperative that data use be pervasive and systemic throughout a school. In an effort to …
-
What matters in data use: examining equity and data driven decision making in diverse elementary schools
… tout contemporary reform strategies such as data driven decision making (DDDM) as being essential for eliminating the achievement gap between black and white student populations, little scholarly attention has focused on the ways DDDM for instructional decision making has been used to address …
-
Evaluating the Value of the Internet for the Collection of Scientific Data (Use, Harvest, and Attitudes) From Anglers
… is comprised of the biota, habitat, and human users. Appreciating the human user is critical for ensuring support for management practices (e.g., habitat alterations and fishing regulations), investigating angler effort on the landscape (e.g., site selection and consumptive choices), and to get …
-
Supporting teachers' data use for instructional improvement: The role of learning performance management systems and professional learning context
Teachers are increasingly expected to use data in systematic and scientific ways to make class- and school-level decisions (Kowalski, Lasley, & Mahoney, 2008). Despite great optimism and substantial investments in data use initiatives, recent studies (e.g., Carlson, Borman, & Robinson, 2011) found …
-
The culture of data use in the management structures of a rural health district in the Western Cape Province
… system (HIS) performance has been defined as “data quality and the continuous use of information †. The quality of data, as well as the culture of data use in an organisation has been shown to shape the way data is used. In order to fully understand data use practices with the aim of …
-
Structural Limitations of Data Protection Legislation for the Learning Health System: Proposing a Lex Specialis for Longitudinal Biomedical Data Use
Data protection legislation imposes presumptive limitations on the capacity of institutions to collect, use, and disclose personal information to safeguard individual interests such as informational self-determination and privacy. This legislation has shown itself ill-suited to the regulation of …
-
Data use for what and for whom?: a close look at the policies and teacher practices that shape data-driven decision making at an elementary school
… I present an analysis of how educators practiced data-driven decision making (DDDM) at Greenbrook Elementary, a school that has historically struggled to facilitate equitable learning outcomes for students. The findings from this study suggest DDDM may look quite different in practice than how it …
-
Use, Context, and Consequences of Early Literacy Assessments in Chicago Public Schools
Findings revealed (a) heavy use of data from two particular assessments, the DIBELS and basal tests; (b) enhanced teacher use of data from assessments that are more widely administered and from assessments they personally administer, (c) contextual factors such as the presence of school-level …
-
Interactive Learning Modules for the Reproductive Health Assessment Toolkit for Conflict-Affected Women
… sampling procedures, and a guide to effective data use.</p>
-
Why public managers use performance information : concepts, theory, and empirical analysis
Diese Dissertation untersucht die Verwendung von Performance-Informationen („Kennzahlen“) durch Führungskräfte in der öffentlichen Verwaltung. Unter „Verwendung“ wird dabei die zweckorientierte Nutzung der Daten verstanden, um zu steuern, zu lernen und öffentliche Leistungen zu verbessern. Die …
-
Data-Driven Decision Making: Teachers' Use of Data in the Classroom
Data-driven decision making has become an important educational issue in the United States, primarily because of federal and state emphasis on school accountability and achievement. Data use has been highlighted as a key factor in monitoring student progress and informing decision making at various …
-
Data-Focused Decision Making: One School's Journey
The use and analysis of data has become a keystone in national policy for educational improvement and a foundational condition in the award of federal grant monies (U.S. Department of Education, 2008, 2009a, 2009b, 2010). Principals are expected to lead their schools in the use of data and are …
-
When Data Matter: Evaluating Data Prioritization for Department-Level Decision-Making in Higher Education
… process and, within that process, when data are used to inform decisions related to the school’s mission to deliver an exceptional student experience. The evaluation took place at a school of professional and continuing education at a private institution in the Mountain West region. This …
-
Computerized dryer monitoring and drying rate effects on seed corn quality
… a personal computer to collect and record data. Alarms were signaled if the data exceeded pre-established limits. Airflow rate and average moisture content for the ear corn in the bins were estimated from the data. Use of this monitoring system in a production seed dryer should enhance …
-
How teachers in one elementary school use scott foresman's Reading street assessment data
Data-informed decision making is an educational construct developed to meet No Child Left Behind mandates for improving education. Researchers have examined institutional best practices, but relatively little has been said regarding the individual practices of teachers as they implement data use in …
-
Institutional Researchers and Equitable Outcomes: An Examination of Factors Driving Their Success
… with institutional researchers' (IR) effective use data to address inequitable outcomes for community college students including shifting organizations, leadership influences, interactions with faculty and staff, the power of peers, staffing challenges, emotional intelligence, equity practice …
-
Implementation of features of the ASCA National Model in Alabama public schools
… Model is a developmental, comprehensive, data-driven plan that links school counselors and standards-based education reform to deliver a comprehensive school counseling program. This study utilized a stratified random sample of 159 subjects (53 in each school level) selected to …
-
An Investigation of How Elementary School Teachers Make Data-Driven Instructional Decisions in Literacy
… phenomenological study was to explore the data-driven instructional decisions that elementary teachers make in literacy. Educators have moved towards a culture of being data-driven, and have declared data use in schools to be significant to school improvement and accountability. Yet, as …
-
Making Data Meaningful: Stakeholder Perceptions on Data Visualization and Data Management Practices Within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
<p>Data-driven decision-making and collaboration are core pillars of a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS); however, timely and accessible data use, as well as data literacy and visualization literacy skills, are challenges school leaders and educators face related to implementing such …
Page 1 of 4