Edsurge

JULY 2, 2019

He also worked at Pearson, overseeing the publisher’s K-12 businesses in literacy, math and student information systems. The company has since divested almost all of those product lines.)

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Pearson Education Company Analysis 94

eSchool News

JUNE 19, 2019

Looking at education expenditures through an ROI lens in the context of student outcomes, Glimpse K12’s analysis highlights how technology is by far the most under-used resource. Because the education technology software space alone totals $8.4 billion dollars, this means that over $5.6 billion dollars may be wasted each year.

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Pearson Software Outcomes Analysis 102

Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Yes, stay tuned for our 2019 analysis.) Finally: Pearson Sells Its US K-12 Courseware Business—for $250 Million* by Tony Wan In February, Pearson finally announced the long-awaited sale of its U.S. The headline value of the deal reads $250 million, but the complex terms has one former Pearson executive calling it a “fire sale.”

EdTech 80

EdTech Knewton Pearson Coursera 80

The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

This analysis ignores other initiatives happening in those schools and the characteristics of the teachers and students that might influence performance. That same school year, Pearson paid for a study of SuccessMaker Reading in kindergarten and first grade. Pearson stands behind its findings.

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Company Pearson E-rate Software 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Pearson, the parent company of Connections Education, the second largest for-profit online charter operator, reported enrollment growth in its virtual schools division of 20 percent in 2020. million in the same period last year, according to an analysis for The Hechinger Report conducted by the consulting firm Kantar Media.

E-rate 127

E-rate Pearson Company Report 127

eSchool News

JULY 28, 2023

Strategic alignment and ROI analysis ensure districts are measuring activities in the context of student outcomes which is critical to optimizing resources around what’s working for students,” she added. Administrators receive return-on-investment and return-on-instruction reports to guide future decisions.

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Data Pearson Software Outcomes 52

Edsurge

MAY 4, 2020

Department of Justice, detailing concerns over how the merger could effectively create a duopoly in the market (with Pearson as the other major player), and a monopoly over student data. A recent market analysis estimates that U.S. Earlier this year, U.S. enrollment could drop as much as 20 percent.

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Company Course Pearson Analysis 101

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Below you can find a full list of important skills extracted from the Future of Skills report , created by Pearson. Systems analysis. Complex problem solving. Agility and adaptability. Digital literacy. Initiative and entrepreneurship. Computational thinking. Creative communication. Critical thinking. Active learning. Programming.

How To 334

How To Digital Citizenship Robotics Pearson 334

eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In a new analysis, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds that most states (29 states and the District of Columbia) use a weak elementary teacher reading licensure test, meaning that they do not effectively measure teachers’ knowledge of scientifically based reading instruction prior to entering the classroom.

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Data EdTech Survey Libraries 94

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

The institution missed its early admissions targets and ended up cutting ties with Pearson, which had been brought in to handle marketing and recruitment. “I I see the Pearson termination as when we kicked our training wheels off,” said Cummings. In fact, UF Online went through a rocky start as it ramped up its operations.

Study 112

Study Pearson E-rate Training 112

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

That reasoning has some similar undertones to the explanation given by Pearson when it sold its student information system, PowerSchool, in 2015. Illuminate’s SIS is used in 3 percent of districts with fewer than 4,999 students, according to the analysis. Illuminate , based in Irvine, Calif.,

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System Skyward Pearson Company 70

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

In a meta analysis of 169 studies stretching over five decades of research on the effectiveness of environmental education for children and adolescents, Wetering et al. Pearson, P. A meta-analysis. New York: Continuum. Culturally responsive teaching: Theory, research, and practice (3rd Edition). Teachers College Press.

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Study Outcomes Elementary Data 121

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Founded in 1997, Powerschool was first bought by Apple in 2001, and then by Pearson in 2006. If approved, the pending acquisition would mark the latest puzzle piece that PowerSchool has purchased this decade. The publisher sold the PowerSchool to private equity firm Vista Equity Partners in June 2015.

Schoology 94

Schoology LMS Moodle Haiku Learning 94

Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

Instead, education researchers need to adopt more creative and flexible methods of data analysis, focus on identifying and explaining important variations hidden under mean scores, and devote themselves to developing robust theories capable of generating testable predictions that are refined and improved over time.

EdTech 136

EdTech Pearson Education Company 136

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

In this annual year-end analysis, EdSurge counts all venture investments in U.S. In the past, publishers such as Pearson and McGraw-Hill were counted on to be the exit strategy. Yet recent years have been rough for traditional publishers like Pearson, which is in a turnaround phase. Source: EdSurge.

EdTech 101

EdTech Pearson Company Knewton 101

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Much of our teacher professional development focuses on use of programs or tools, but falls short when it comes to imparting best practices around teaching and learning methods, digital and in-person instruction, differentiated assessment and data analysis. The best programs feature teachers who are strong in all these areas.

Blended Learning 135

Blended Learning Pearson Learning E-rate 135

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

The analysis shows that serious challenges have persisted with technology in the L.A. The researchers also found limited use of online curriculum provided by Pearson, for which the district purchased a three-year license, at the added cost of about $200 per device. All the new texts include an online version.

iPad 40

iPad Report Pearson Digital Citizenship 40

The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 25, 2014

That post, entitled "Common Core Standards Will Help NC Meet Its Challenges," was written by Caroline McCullen, the director of education initiatives at SAS which already has a multi-million dollar contract with North Carolina to provide value-added teacher data analysis software for teacher and principal evaluations.

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Common Core Pearson Analysis Company 98

EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Leading schools understand that technology and student services go hand-in-hand, as mobile devices are now ubiquitous (a study by Pearson Education indicates that 9 out of 10 college students own a smartphone). And one of the key ways schools are enhancing their connection with students is through personal technology.

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Technology Smartphone Mobility Pearson 100

Marketplace K-12

APRIL 12, 2016

The number and value of mergers and acquisitions in the education industry rose sharply over the most recent year, fueled by deals in professional training and by consolidation in some areas of K-12, a new analysis has found. But the analysis also notes that the K-12 market today is bifurcated.

Industry 40

Industry Pearson Analysis Education 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. Pearson is Not a Platform. I’m not sure if we can still call Pearson “the world’s largest education company.” Pearson does not have a platform. But Pearson is not a platform.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Brainscape

JUNE 7, 2022

For this reason, the challenge tends to unleash a huge amount of mouth-drying, heart-palpitating, armpit-wetting anxiety in just about every nurse candidate to enter the hallowed corridors of the Pearson VUE testing centers. Contrary to what you may be thinking, the best solution for said anxiety isn’t benzodiazepines.

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Study Pearson Exercises Analysis 52

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

Among those who have turned it into a livelihood are tutors, publishers like Pearson and Scholastic and printers. Here it starts going into a psychometric mode where you get some test data back, and then you do a psychometric analysis and look for what’s called “differential item functioning.” Two years ago, U.S.

Common Core 159

Common Core Analysis Trends Data 159

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

All of this data crunching and analysis happens on the backend. Once the industry’s poster child for adaptive learning, Knewton boasted working with dozens of publishers, including Pearson and McGraw-Hill. We’re entirely invisible,” he adds. “If If you’re a kid, you have no idea what Kidaptive is.” Back in the U.S.,

Adaptive Learning 69

Adaptive Learning Knewton Pearson Company 69

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

Kimberly’s Literacy Blog and has collaborated in writing classroom curriculum and language arts sections as well as chairing the Elementary Reading National Evaluation Preparation Committee for Pearson Education. And the third component is also never forgetting that we want to provide for incidental vocabulary learning at all times.

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How To Tools Secondary Twitter 219

edWeb.net

MAY 25, 2021

Previously, Kathy held the position of Executive Vice President Education Alliances for the Pearson Foundation. A lifelong advocate for innovation in education, Jim brings with him 20+ years of research and analysis experience. Kathy is based in Punta Gorda, FL and Asbury Park, NJ. About the Moderator.

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Industry Trends Pearson Professional Learning 52

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

Few corporate brand names in education are as recognizable, and as polarizing, as Pearson, the giant education provider whose reach extends to virtual schools, testing, language training and an array of other areas. Pearson officials have been talking about shifting away from being identified as simply a publishing company for years now.

Common Core 76

Common Core Pearson Resources Company 76

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2020

Then she started earning high-demand industry certifications, in rapid fire, in subjects such as technical support, cloud technology and data analysis on her way to her bachelor’s degree in data management. If I just sent out a flyer, no one would do these,” Pearson said. “I They don’t know whether they have two months, three months.

Industry 137

Industry Dropout Pearson Report 137

Learning with 'e's

JUNE 26, 2014

Ill-structured problems have been used in a number of educational contexts to promote deeper thinking, critical analysis and the development of more divergent problem solving skills. Ontario, CA: Pearson Education Canada. Further reading Carlson, N. and Heth, C. 2010) Psychology: the Science of Behaviour.

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Pearson Comparison Analysis Examples 57

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2016

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation sought to find out, and gave money to 14 colleges and universities to test some of the most popular “adaptive learning” software in the marketplace, including products from a Pearson-Knewton joint venture, from a unit of McGraw-Hill Education called ALEKS and from the Open Learning Initiative.

Software 75

Software Study Adaptive Learning Knewton 75

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

SNHU, in a collaboration with the education company Pearson, is testing AI grading. More Jill Watsons could help students get over hurdles they encounter in large or online courses. The university is working next on developing virtual tutors, which it says could be viable in two to five years. Unlike transcripts, I.L.R.s

Course 109

Course Pearson Accessibility Company 109

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2018

In Hilliard’s analysis of New York state’s results, he found that the math section of the test was the biggest stumbling block for students. But Pearson, which co-administers the new GED, and Data Recognition Corp., The new exams test critical thinking and problem solving, not just rote memorization.

Comparison 100

Comparison Data Secondary Report 100

MindShift

JUNE 30, 2018

He’s also vice president for research for Pearson, the company whose automated scoring program graded some 34 million student essays on state and national high-stakes tests last year. Instead of enthralling the analysis, grounds constitutes both a disparaging quip and a diligent explanation.” “There is no meaning.

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Secondary Pearson System Assessment 38

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Pearson, for example, was founded (albeit as a construction company) in 1844 and acquired along the long history various textbook publishing companies which have also been around since the turn of the twentieth century. They have been at this a long, long time. Augment, not replace, of course. I’m a folklorist.

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Knewton Education Company Learning 60

MindShift

JANUARY 20, 2017

Published by Pearson Canada Inc., Reprinted with permission by Pearson Canada Inc. A recent meta-analysis of 217 studies, representing more than two decades of research on spatial training, found that a variety of activities improve spatial reasoning across all age groups (Uttal et al., By Joan Moss, Catherine D.

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Pearson STEM Training Study 28

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 23, 2016

Education giant Pearson announced it will lay off 10% of its workforce ( nice summary from the WaPo ). The point: declining enrollment in American higher education hit Pearson, and hard. Interestingly, Pearson doesn’t see that trend reversing in the near future.

Pearson 40

Pearson Trends Education Analysis 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

However, Levin’s own analysis of the data he shared with the GAO arrived at different totals. For example, a major breach at educational testing company Pearson during the 2019-20 school year affected an unknown number of student records in thousands of schools. That’s more than four times greater. The GAO counted that as one incident.

Pearson 145

Pearson Data Student Data Privacy Edmodo 145