Snippet of conversation from Northland College [10_10_19] Teacher1: We spend our whole time telling students that they’re more than … More
Author: Neil
Some more examples of data-driven schooling
Northland College runs a few different ‘big ticket’ data analyses. These are computer-based calculations and quantifications that play a prominent … More
Not all school data are equal
Students in their senior years of high school are subjected to swathes of testing and assessment. Hot on the heels … More
DATAFIED Schools – data for & in education
We are very excited to be working along similar lines to a few other research projects around the world, including … More
Data science as political action: notes on Ben Green (2018)
Despite being an inherently inter-disciplinary topic, discussions of digital data remain beset by disciplinary mis-apprehensions and suspicions. On one hand, … More
There are often ‘good’ organisational reasons for ‘bad’ school data
Most schools have a few ‘big ticket’ data points – a particular indicator, score or ranking which looms large in … More
School Data Analyst: a job description for the datafied school
[advertised job during the first month of our research] Data Analyst Full-time, ongoing position, commencing January 2019 Use your expertise … More
