Lisa Shannon
Associated IES Content
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Training Material
Branching Out: Using Decision Trees to Inform Education Decisions
Classification and Regression Tree (CART) analysis is a statistical modeling approach that uses quantitative data to predict future outcomes by generating decision trees. This guide introduces CART analysis as an approach that allows data analysts to generate actionable analytic results that can inform educators' decisions about the allocation of extra supports for students.
Dec 27, 2021
Grant
SREB Career and Technical Education Leadership Academy Study
The purpose of the project is to develop, pilot, and study the promise of the SREB Career and Technical Education Leadership Academy to increase the capacity of school leaders at career and technology (CT) centers to work with their teachers as instructional leaders and thereby improve CTE outcomes for their students. School leaders' instructional leadership skills can positively impact student learning through their direct influence on teachers' instruction, yet many CT directors lack knowl...
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R305A210233
report
Descriptive Study
Demographic and Academic Characteristics Associated with College Readiness and Early College Success in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
In the Republic of the Marshall Islands, college readiness and early college success are major concerns. More than 75 percent of a recent cohort of incoming students at the College of the Marshall Islands placed into developmental courses, which suggests that students might not be academically prepared to take postsecondary coursework. A lack of research on predictors of college readiness and early college success for Marshallese students makes it difficult to develop and implement targeted i...
Apr 12, 2021
report
Descriptive Study
Using High School Data to Predict College Readiness and Early College Success on Guahan (Guam)
On Guahan (Guam), the large percentages of students enrolling in non-credit-bearing courses at Kulehon Kumunidat Guahan (Guam Community College) and Unibetsedat Guahan (University of Guam) have raised concerns about college readiness and early college success. Without adequate research on predictors of college readiness and early success among students on Guahan, educators and other stakeholders find it difficult to identify and support students at risk of being underprepared for college. Thi...
Apr 12, 2021