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Data Mining Webinar March 13, 2012

Natalie A. Tran natran@fullerton.edu. Data Mining Webinar March 13, 2012. Interesting Facts About NCES. The oldest agency to collect data and statistics on education 25 collections: preK-12, higher education, adults, and institutions Objective facts: data, tools, stats, and issue briefs

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Data Mining Webinar March 13, 2012

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  1. Natalie A. Tran natran@fullerton.edu Data Mining WebinarMarch 13, 2012

  2. Interesting Facts About NCES • The oldest agency to collect data and statistics on education • 25 collections: preK-12, higher education, adults, and institutions • Objective facts: data, tools, stats, and issue briefs • DO NOT provide explanations & implications for results • Has rich data but data are not used effectively!

  3. Who can have access to NCES data? • Everyone! • Free!

  4. Types of Data http://nces.ed.gov/ • Assessments • Early Childhood • Elementary & Secondary • International • Library • Postsecondary Education

  5. Assessements • National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP): reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history, civics, geography, and the arts.   • National Assessments of Adult Literacy (NAAL): Adult literacy

  6. Early Childhood • Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS): Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) and Birth Cohort (ECLS-B). Provide detailed information on children's health, early care and early school experiences. • National Household Education Survey (NHES): School Readiness and Parent and Family Involvement in Education. Surveys on adult education, parent and family involvement in education, before- and after-school programs and activities, civic involvement, early childhood program participation, household library use, school readiness, and school safety and discipline.  

  7. Elementary & Secondary • Beginning Teacher Longitudinal Study • Career/Technical Education Statistics • Common Core of Data • Crime and Safety Surveys • Education Finance Statistics Center • Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (10th grade to work) • High School and Beyond (high school, postsecondary education, and into the workplace) • High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 ( 9th graders through their high school, postsecondary, and early career experiences, focusing on college decision-making. STEM education emphasis and counselor included. • High School Transcript Studies • Private School Survey  • Rural Education in America • School Survey on Crime and Safety  • Schools and Staffing Survey

  8. International •  Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) • Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), • Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) • Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC),

  9. Library • Library Statistics Program: surveys on academic libraries, public libraries, school library media centers, and state library agencies.

  10. Postsecondary • Baccalaureate and Beyond: undergraduate education, future employment, and education expectations. • Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study: postsecondary education and into the labor force, as well as family formation. • Career/Technical Education Statistics: secondary and postsecondary levels, adults seeking work-related education and training. • National Postsecondary Student Aid Study: how students and their families pay for postsecondary education. • National Study of Postsecondary Faculty: faculty and instructional staff at public and private institutions.

  11. Sample: NAEP • http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/ • NAEP Data Explorer: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/

  12. Restricted Use Data License • Public data: certain fields are deleted or collapsed • Restricted data: sensitive data are available • Data are on loan to organizations • Conditions: 1) Only authorized personnel may have access to data (including janitor) 2) An office space to store data 3) Store data on computer not connecting to internet

  13. Future Trainings http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/ • 06/25/2012 Summer Research Training Institute: Single-Case Intervention Research Design and Analysis (NCSER) • 07/15/2012 Summer Research Training Institute: Cluster-Randomized Trials (NCER)

  14. Research Grants • http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/res_training/res_grants/RGFly.html • Deadlines: January, 2012 to be reviewed in February March, 2012 to be reviewed in April September, 2012 to be reviewed in October •  $20,000 for 1-year projects • Up to $35,000 for 2-year projects • 15 Research Grants will be awarded per year

  15. Dissertation Grants • http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/res_training/diss_grants/DGFly.html • Deadlines January, 2012 to be reviewed in February March, 2012 to be reviewed in April September, 2012 to be reviewed in October  • Up to $20,000 for 1-year projects • 15 Dissertation Grants will be awarded per year. 

  16. Natalie A. Tran, Secondary Education natran@fullerton.edu Data Mining WebinarMarch 13, 2012

  17. GenelleBelmas, Communications gbelmas@fullerton.edu Natalie A. Tran, Secondary Education natran@fullerton.edu Data Mining WebinarMarch 13, 2012 Legal considerations and practical uses of government-held data

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