scholarly journals Ohio LEED Schools and Academic Performance: A Panel Study, 2006–2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Thombs ◽  
Allen Prindle
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Performance Index ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
Green Schools ◽  
School Based ◽  
Using Data

This study investigates the effect that Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) had on academic performance using a difference-in-differences (DID) estimator using data from the years 2006–2016. By obtaining data from the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission, this investigation examines the effect that LEED design had on the Student Performance Index for schools that opened in the year 2012. Each LEED school was matched with a non-LEED school based on several criteria. The study determined that LEED did not have an impact on the Student Performance Index. Though we find no relationship, green schools do provide educational opportunities that standard buildings do not. We suggest that the state of Ohio should take advantage of potentially untapped opportunities in their green schools program that could enhance both social and ecological sustainability.

scholarly journals Class Size, Funding and Academic Performance

2021 ◽  
pp. 66-78
Author(s):  
James D. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Class Size ◽  
The United States ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Large Class Size ◽  
The Us

Available data indicate that academic performance among students in the United States has in many cases remained unchanged or has been declining over several decades despite concerted efforts at the state and federal levels in improve performance. With regard to public schools, the decline is commonly attributed to large class size and insufficient funding. Although numerous studies have examined funding and class size and their influence on student performance, many of these investigations did not consider the available longitudinal data. Consequently, they fail to provide a clear examination of both funding and class size effects. Close examination of these data from the US Department of Education, however, shows no significant funding or class-size effect. The present study involved data mining the vast store of education research produced at the US Department of Education to examine the role of class size and funding on public education.

Education Crowdfunding and Student Performance: An Empirical Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Gao ◽  
Mingfeng Lin ◽  
D. J. Wu
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Public School Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
Using Data

Despite the growing popularity of online public funding for education (i.e., crowdfunding), controversy persists about whether teachers’ efforts to use this channel are justified and whether donations thus received can actually make a difference in students’ academic performance. We present the first empirical evidence of the positive influence of online education crowdfunding after teachers successfully raise funds. Using data from California public school teachers and their students, as well as the teachers’ fundraising activities on DonorsChoose.org , we find significant academic performance improvements among students after their teachers receive donations through this platform. Such improvements in students’ academic performance are stronger when more local donors participate in teachers’ fundraising campaigns. Notably, teachers who attempt to raise funds online but are unsuccessful are still able to improve their students’ performance. These findings not only document the positive impact of online education crowdfunding on students’ academic performance, but also demonstrate that such impacts are at least partially attributable to the nonfinancial motivational benefits on teachers from receiving such donations. Our study therefore contributes to the literature on crowdfunding, as well as the ongoing debates surrounding the financing of public education.

Discovering the behavior of the students using data mining techniques

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.3) ◽  
pp. 518
Author(s):  
S Kamalakkannan ◽  
S Prasanna
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Performance Index ◽  
Current User ◽  
Correct Item ◽  
Limited Ability ◽  
Data Mining Techniques ◽  
Real Issue ◽  
Behavior Mining ◽  
Using Data

The real issue of numerous online sites is the introduction of numerous decisions for the different users at once. This normally comes about into tedious undertaking in discovering the correct item or data on the site. The user present intrigue relies on the navigational conduct which causes the associations to control users in their perusing exercises and acquire some applicable data in a limited ability to focus time. Since, the subsequent examples, which are acquired through data mining systems, did not perform well in the forecast of future temples designs due to the low coordinating rate of coming about tenets and of user's perusing conduct. This paper centers around the investigation of the pro-grammed web use data mining and proposal framework, which depends on current user conduct through his/her, snap stream information. In this paper, we attempt to show signs of improvement understanding on how Internet utilization of understudy's conduct in Engineering College can influence on their everyday scholarly exercises additionally it thinks about the use examples of various department' understudies. What's more, we endeavor to discover similitudes and dissimilarities of use examples of understudies on different branches and discovering connections between Internet utilization examples of understudies and their student performance CPI (Cumulative Performance Index). This paper displays the consequences of an investigation for a time of three months, in regards to the behavior mining of understudies identified with their Internet use designs with examining access log documents. 

Assessing the redistributive impact of the 2013 CAP reforms: an EU-wide panel study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Policy Reforms ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Redistributive Policies ◽  
Attractive Option ◽  
Direct Payments ◽  
Using Data

Abstract This paper analyses the effects of the 2013 Common Agricultural Policy reforms on the distribution of direct payments across the European Union (EU) member states. The differential implementation of two key redistributive policies across countries from 2014 onwards enables the use of a generalised difference-in-differences strategy to estimate their distributional effects. Using data on EU-wide direct payment recipients reveals a substantial negative impact on the largest payment recipients and significant redistribution towards smaller farmers. A disaggregated analysis suggests that of the two instruments, capping, though still an attractive option for policymakers, is less effective at redistributing subsidies towards smaller farmers than the Redistributive Payment Scheme.

Migration and the Internet

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas John Cooke ◽  
Ian Shuttleworth
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Unobserved Heterogeneity ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
The United States ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Using Data ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Dynamics Models

It is widely presumed that information and communication technologies, or ICTs, enable migration in several ways; primarily by reducing the costs of migration. However, a reconsideration of the relationship between ICTs and migration suggests that ICTs may just as well hinder migration; primarily by reducing the costs of not moving.  Using data from the US Panel Study of Income Dynamics, models that control for sources of observed and unobserved heterogeneity indicate a strong negative effect of ICT use on inter-state migration within the United States. These results help to explain the long-term decline in internal migration within the United States.

Measurement invariance of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale in parents of individuals with disabilities

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Eun-Young Park ◽  
Joungmin Kim
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Invariance Model

We aimed to verify the factor model and measurement invariance of the abbreviated Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale by conducting a confirmatory factor analysis using data from 761 parents of individuals with intellectual disabilities who completed the scale as part of the 2011 Survey on the Actual Conditions of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, South Korea, and 7,301 participants from the general population who completed the scale as part of the 2011 Welfare Panel Study and Survey by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, South Korea. We used fit indices to assess data reliability and Amos 22.0 for data analysis. According to the results, the 4-factor model had an appropriate fit to the data and the regression coefficients were significant. However, the chi-square difference test result was nonsignificant; therefore, the metric invariance model was the most appropriate measurement invariance model for the data. Implications of the findings are discussed.

The Value of Handwritten Notes: A Failure to Find State-Dependent Effects When Using a Laptop to Take Notes and Complete a Quiz

2020 ◽  
pp. 009862832097989
Author(s):  
Roni M. Crumb ◽  
Ryan Hildebrandt ◽  
Tina M. Sutton
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Incongruent Condition ◽  
Note Taking ◽  
Sole Purpose ◽  
State Dependent ◽  
Improve Student Performance ◽  
Teaching Implications

Background: Many students use laptops in the classroom to take notes; however, even when laptops are used for the sole purpose of taking notes they can negatively impact academic performance. Objective: The current study examined state-dependent effects, and the potential for a match in note taking and quiz taking methods to improve quiz performance. Method: Participants were placed into a congruent (take notes by hand and complete the quiz by hand or take notes using a laptop and complete an online quiz) or an incongruent condition (take notes by hand and take an online quiz or take notes using a laptop and complete the quiz by hand). Results: The results revealed that participants who took notes by hand performed better on the quiz overall, and better on conceptual questions, then students who took notes using a laptop. We failed to find evidence for state-dependent effects. Conclusions: The current study suggests that taking notes by hand may improve how students encode material, and result in higher quality external storage used by students when studying for quizzes. Teaching Implications: Reinforcing the notion that taking notes by hand may benefit quiz performance for lecture-style information and could improve student performance in class.

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