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A battle at one university is a case study in why higher education is so slow to change

The Hechinger Report

UVU administrators discount this, and provided data showing that grades are up a modest two-tenths of a point over the last decade. As for graduation rates that weren’t increasing, and dropout rates that didn’t decline, she said, “you have to ask why.”. A university analysis shows that this approach has sharply reduced dropout rates.

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Measuring Up–the Key to Meeting State/National Standards

Ask a Tech Teacher

Data on Measuring Up. The Measuring Up website avails interested stakeholders to a plethora of data supporting the efficacy of this program in helping students satisfy standards. For example, the National Dropout Prevention Center conducted a year-long study of the Measuring Up program and its impact on student outcomes.

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Learning Analytics 2018 – An updated perspective

IAD Learning

Data : Data is the primary analytics asset. Data is the raw material that gets transformed into analytical insights. Analysis : Analysis is the process of adding intelligence to data using algorithms. Data comes from many sources : Student Information Systems (SIS) : provide demographic and academic data.

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To solve for ALL kids, start with ONE…

The Cornerstone for Teachers

You’ll hear NYT bestselling author Dan Heath share a short case study from Chicago Public Schools that illustrates how this name-by-name approach worked for reducing dropout rates. A case study on creating change, one name at a time. Listen to the audio below, . or subscribe in your podcast app. ?.

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In rural Maine, a university eliminates most Fs in an effort to increase graduation rates

The Hechinger Report

Now, the focus is on how to apply that knowledge; coursework includes case studies or interviews with lawyers and advocates for domestic abuse survivors, she added. “It’s According to data provided by the university, the school’s first-to-second year retention rate started to rise in 2015.

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Should we screen kids’ genes to ‘predict’ how successful they’ll be in school?

The Hechinger Report

Related: College graduation may be partly determined by your genes, genome study of siblings finds. For now, the science is almost entirely based on data collected from people with European ancestry, which limits the conclusions that can be drawn from it, so researchers feel that they’ve at least temporarily sidestepped the issue.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 9 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: March 4, 2017 State auditor introduces legislation to protect students' personal information | The Turner Report → Missouri Senate Bill 478 would require school districts to notify parents or guardians of a data breach involving student information.

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