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从数据到有所作为
The problems faced within education resemble the problems in many social settings in that they lack clear definitions, have many potential causes, lack simple solutions, and defy straightforward measurement. In this article, Andrew Hegedus shares a view on the types of problems faced in education and outlines key characteristics of a process that begins with collecting data and ends with evaluating progress.
绘制通往大学的道路with the College Explorer tool
NWEA recently launched a new tool called College Explorer that enables middle school and early high school-age students to use their Measures of Academic Progress ® (MAP®) scores to see which colleges and universities they’re on track to enter long before they embark on the college application process.
By:Greg King
Are test and academic disengagement related? Implications for measurement and practice
In this study, we examine whether behaviors indicative of academic disengagement like chronic absenteeism and course failures are related to behaviors indicative of test disengagement like rapidly guessing on items.
By:詹姆斯·索兰(James Soland),Nate Jensen,Tran Keys,Sharon Bi,Emily Wolk
升级课程可帮助学生映射到大学的途径
更新的大学探险家为教育工作者,学生和父母提供了有关大学和大学学生已经有望进入的见解,以及他们需要的学术增长目标才能达到中位数法案或在这些学院和大学的SAT成绩。
District Administration
Mentions:Greg King
How to promote equity in advanced coursework participation: Three strategies for closing the gaps—and retaining students
How can leaders in education better understand and address opportunity gaps in course-taking? District administrators in Gresham-Barlow School District (GBSD), just outside Portland, Oregon, took a data-driven approach.
By:Teresa Ketelsen,Beth Tarasawa
早期大学机会对英语学习者的影响
English Learners (ELs) lag behind their peers in postsecondary attainment. New research reports findings from the first three years of an intervention that offers Early College opportunities in high schools serving large EL populations.
By:Angela Johnson,Diana Mercado-Garcia