The federal government collects reams of data about higher education, but data systems are often not connected or inclusive of all students, limiting the information available. The graduation rate, ...

For example, let’s consider the student data management system PowerSchool to illustrate the difficulty in maintaining student privacy when there is leadership or ownership turnover.

The database could also show, for example, the student was improving and was in an English-as-a-second-language program.

Example Data Table As a rule, data tables should be provided as data tables, especially when found in online assessments. Care should be taken to include proper HTML coding to make the tables readily ...

The University of South Florida, for example, created a Persistence Committee that uses data from its student information system and learning management system, as well as departmental expertise, to ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What are examples of your collecting and using student “data” in the classroom successfully? “Data” is a popular word in education circles. But what counts ...