scholarly journals Educational Anomaly Analytics: Features, Methods, and Challenges

2022 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teng Guo ◽  
Xiaomei Bai ◽  
Xue Tian ◽  
Selena Firmin ◽  
Feng Xia
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Educational Management ◽  
Student Cohorts ◽  
Education Psychology

Anomalies in education affect the personal careers of students and universities' retention rates. Understanding the laws behind educational anomalies promotes the development of individual students and improves the overall quality of education. However, the inaccessibility of educational data hinders the development of the field. Previous research in this field used questionnaires, which are time- and cost-consuming and hardly applicable to large-scale student cohorts. With the popularity of educational management systems and the rise of online education during the prevalence of COVID-19, a large amount of educational data is available online and offline, providing an unprecedented opportunity to explore educational anomalies from a data-driven perspective. As an emerging field, educational anomaly analytics rapidly attracts scholars from a variety of fields, including education, psychology, sociology, and computer science. This paper intends to provide a comprehensive review of data-driven analytics of educational anomalies from a methodological standpoint. We focus on the following five types of research that received the most attention: course failure prediction, dropout prediction, mental health problems detection, prediction of difficulty in graduation, and prediction of difficulty in employment. Then, we discuss the challenges of current related research. This study aims to provide references for educational policymaking while promoting the development of educational anomaly analytics as a growing field.

scholarly journals Juvenilização da EJA como efeito colateral das políticas de responsabilização

2018 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Talita Vidal Pereira ◽  
Roberta Avoglio Alves Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Performance Targets ◽  
Large Scale Assessment ◽  
Regular School ◽  
Youth Education ◽  
School Network ◽  
La Red

<p>O fenômeno denominado Juvenilização da Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA) é analisado no presente artigo como consequência da expulsão de jovens em defasagem idade-série da escola regular. O pressuposto é que o fenômeno tem se intensificado na medida em que a correção de fluxo tem funcionado como mecanismo de escape, utilizado por gestores com o objetivo de evitar as sanções previstas nas políticas de responsabilização às escolas e aos professores que não alcançam as metas de desempenho estabelecidas pelas diferentes esferas do sistema. São utilizados dados estatísticos sobre o histórico de matrículas na EJA na rede municipal de ensino da cidade do Rio de Janeiro para sustentar que as políticas de avaliação em larga escala, anunciadas como garantidoras da qualidade da educação, têm favorecido a manutenção de processos de exclusão escolar. Aportes pós-estruturalistas, em especial a Teoria do Discurso, sustentam a problematização de uma concepção instrumental de qualidade.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Juvenilización de EJA como efecto colateral de las políticas de responsabilización</em></strong></p><p><em>Se analiza el fenómeno denominado juvenilización de la Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA) en el presente artículo en función de la expulsión de jóvenes en desfase edad-año de la escuela regular. Se presupone que el fenómeno se ha intensificado en la medida que la corrección de flujo funciona como mecanismo de escape, utilizado por gestores con el objetivo de evitar las sanciones previstas en las políticas de responsabilización a las escuelas y a los profesores que no alcanzan las metas de desempeño establecidas por las diferentes esferas del sistema. Se utilizan datos estadísticos sobre el historial de matrículas en EJA en la red municipal de enseñanza de la ciudad de Rio de Janeiro para sustentar que las políticas de evaluación en gran escala, anunciadas como garantes de la calidad de la educación, han favorecido el mantenimiento de procesos de exclusión escolar. Aportes post-estructuralistas, en especial la Teoría del Discurso, sostienen la problematización de una concepción instrumental de calidad.</em></p><p><strong><em>Palabras clave:</em></strong><em> Responsabilización; Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA); Calidad de La Educación; Evaluación de la Educación.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Juvenilization in adult and youth education as a side effect of accountability policies</em></strong></p><p><em>This article analyzes the phenomenon called Juvenilization in Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA) [Adult and Youth Education] as a result of the exclusion of young people with age-grade discrepancy from regular school. The assumption is that the phenomenon has intensified, as the flow correction has worked as an escape mechanism used by managers to avoid the penalties prescribed in the accountability policies for schools and teachers not reaching the performance targets established for the different levels of the system. Statistical data about the EJA academic transcripts from the municipal school network of Rio de Janeiro are used to support the large-scale assessment policies. These policies, announced as guarantors of the quality of education, have favored the maintenance of school exclusion processes. Poststructuralist contributions, particularly Discourse Theory, support the problematizing of an instrumental concept of quality. </em></p><p><em><strong>Keywords:</strong> Accountability; Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA); Quality of Education; Education Evaluation.</em></p>

scholarly journals The Association Between PM2.5 and Depression in China

Dose-Response ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 155932582094269
Author(s):  
Guangye He ◽  
Yunsong Chen ◽  
Senhu Wang ◽  
Yiqun Dong ◽  
Guodong Ju ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Air Pollutant ◽  
Search Query ◽  
Growth Depression ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression

While China has been experiencing unprecedented economic growth, depression is becoming one of the most striking social and mental health problems in recent years. Such a paradox to progress may partially be due to the notoriously poor air quality of the country. To verify this argument, we constructed an index of the prevalence of depression (IPD) using internet search query volumes in Baidu to proxy the potential depression and examined how IPD is associated with PM2.5, the major air pollutant in China. Our results from 2-way fixed effects models reveal that a 100 μg·m−3 increase in previous week’s PM2.5 in a city is significantly associated with 0.279 increase in its IPD, comparable to 7.34 hours decrease in weekly daylight, and such relationship is particularly pronounced in the spring and summer and in East and South areas. Our findings of large-scale pattern suggest that PM2.5 at current levels in China poses serious mental health risks.

Internationalization market and higher education field: institutional perspectives

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nizar Mohammad Alsharari
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Policy And Strategy ◽  
Wide Range

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the internationalization market of higher education (HE) globally and HE field. It examines the internationalization status of HE in Jordan as influenced by institutional perspectives as an example from developing countries. Design/methodology/approach This paper adopts a quantitative research design that includes a statistical and SWOT analysis of HE in Jordan. Data were collected from different courses: documents and archival records, websites analysis, surveys, interviews with professors and administrators, and an SWOT analysis as well as TOWS matrix. The latter has been constructed as a picture of internationalized education in the Jordan that can be used as a basis for decision making and strategies for higher education institutions (HEIs). Findings The study findings reveal that it is important for Jordan to endorse itself as an “education hub” in the Middle East and to educate its community to the level of skills required by globalization. The challenges of internationalizing HE are revealed by the SWOT analysis and TOWS matrix that highlight a wide range of opportunities and strengths that encourages the Jordan HE system to accelerate internationalization. The opportunities include overall improvement in the quality of education, the diffusion of technology and creating a globally competent workforce. The internationalization status in Jordan HE is still in its embryonic stage. The HE should take serious steps toward the internationalization including admission of international students, foreign postgraduate students, international accreditation, global ranking, online education and smart education. These steps will help the universities leaders to improve their universities position internationally and financially. Research limitations/implications The findings reveal implications for HE policy and strategy in the development of internationalized HE in the Jordan. The study shows how SWOT analysis and TOWS matrix can provide a solid platform against which particular case studies can be measured in terms of opportunities for and challenges of development. It also provides institutional perspectives with practical implications, focusing on some of the critical issues in this developing field for HE policy and strategy alike. A major threat to the Jordan progress in developing its HE sector identified in this study is external accreditation being seen as a signal of high quality, when more realistic standards are perhaps more relevant to the local population. Originality/value The paper is one of the very few studies in the area of the internationalization of HE in the Jordan that can contribute to the sustainability of the international dimension of HEIs. The opportunities and threats recognized in this paper can inform strategy for more balanced development of the Jordan’s internationalized HE, and for raising the quality of education overall.

scholarly journals Melhores práticas e performance de escolas municipais do ensino fundamental no Ceará: Análise da eficiência na gestão escolar

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Felipe Furlan Soriano ◽  
Alexandre Pereira Salgado Junior ◽  
Juliana Chiaretti Novi ◽  
Diogo Furlan Soriano ◽  
Perla Calil Pongeluppe Wadhy Rebehy
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
International Student ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
National Level ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Financial Investment ◽  
International Student Assessment

In Brazil, there is a concern with the quality of education, especially when analyzing the results of large-scale evaluations both at the national level, by the Basic Education Development Index (Ideb), and at the international level, by the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). Thus, as a way of contributing to this issue, this study aimed to identify the best practices that can help improve the performance of Brazilian municipal elementary schools, considered of low socioeconomic level (NSE) in Ideb. The method used was quali-quantitative, where mathematical models were used, such as Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), Quintile Analysis, Logistic Regression and case studies. As a result, 14 best practices were identified that may have contributed to the performance of schools considered efficient. It is hoped that the study can contribute to the enrichment of research in the area, in addition to the financial investment decision process, allocation of public resources and educational policies, through an efficient school management that aims to improve the quality of education in Brazil. 

scholarly journals Global challenges of students dropout: A prediction model development using machine learning algorithms on higher education datasets

2021 ◽  
Vol 129 ◽  
pp. 09001
Author(s):  
Meseret Yihun Amare ◽  
Stanislava Simonova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Prediction Model ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Machine Learning Methods ◽  
Global Challenges

Research background: In this era of globalization, data growth in research and educational communities have shown an increase in analysis accuracy, benefits dropout detection, academic status prediction, and trend analysis. However, the analysis accuracy is low when the quality of educational data is incomplete. Moreover, the current approaches on dropout prediction cannot utilize available sources. Purpose of the article: This article aims to develop a prediction model for students’ dropout prediction using machine learning techniques. Methods: The study used machine learning methods to identify early dropouts of students during their study. The performance of different machine learning methods was evaluated using accuracy, precision, support, and f-score methods. The algorithm that best suits the datasets for these performance measurements was used to create the best prediction model. Findings & value added: This study contributes to tackling the current global challenges of student dropouts from their study. The developed prediction model allows higher education institutions to target students who are likely to dropout and intervene timely to improve retention rates and quality of education. It can also help the institutions to plan resources in advance for the coming academic semester and allocate it appropriately. Generally, the learning analytics prediction model would allow higher education institutions to target students who are likely to dropout and intervene timely to improve retention rates and quality of education.

scholarly journals Total Quality Management in Education

1970 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 80-83
Author(s):  
Tara Bahadur Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Academic Reform ◽  
Educational Management ◽  
Management Quality ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Status Position

Total Quality Management (TQM) is the latest in a parade of models, recipes, programs, frameworks, and slogans for guiding academic reform. It provides a tool to help ensure this quality. The management in TQM means everyone is the manager of their own responsibilities because everyone in the institution, whatever their status, position or role is. Information and technologies have brought sea changes in education and has therefore changed the interpretation of the term quality. TQM advocates that everything and everybody in the organization is involved in the academic institutions for continuous improvement. As it is applied to education, TQM faces new challenges due to diversity in nature of students and educators, large and multileveled classrooms, technological advances and new paradigms in educational content and delivery. Despite these issues education must maintain quality across classrooms, schools and institution. This article highlights the need of TQM to improve overall quality of education in Nepal. Keywords Total Quality Management, managerialism, educational management, quality improvement, application DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/av.v1i0.5314 Academic Voices 2011; 1: 80-83

scholarly journals From Traditional to VR-Based Online Education Platforms: A Model of the Mechanism Influencing User Migration

Information ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 423
Author(s):  
Jing Chen ◽  
Chang Liu ◽  
Ronghua Chang ◽  
Pengfei Gui ◽  
Sanggyun Na
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Migration Behavior ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Anchoring Effects

VR technology can help create optimal virtual learning spaces. Such spaces offer new visual experiences that break through the limitations of time and space and greatly stimulate people’s imagination and creativity in learning. Currently, the bandwidth required for such spaces limits the large-scale application of virtual reality (VR) technology for this purpose. With the large-scale deployment and application of high-speed networks, however, online education platforms based on VR technology will be better able to meet the diversified and personalized learning needs of learners. To promote the development and popularization of new online education platforms based on VR, the factors influencing the migration of learners from traditional online education platforms to new platforms need to be understood more clearly. A model based on the theory of negative, positive, and anchoring effects can explain learners’ migration behavior in this connection. To this end, a structural equation model based on the PLS variance algorithm was used to analyze data obtained through offline and online questionnaires. It was found that in terms of “negative effects”, the afunction and loyalty associated with traditional online education platforms reduced learners’ willingness to migrate to new platforms based on VR technology. In terms of “positive effects”, the novel interactivity and personalization brought by the new platform increased the willingness of users of traditional platforms to migrate to new platforms. In terms of “anchoring effects”, the system quality and relationship quality of learners’ use of traditional online education platforms, as well as the transfer costs associated with the new platform, generated learners’ risk perception about platform migration. In addition, risk perception not only negatively affects learners’ migration to the new platforms, but also strengthens their cognition of the system quality and relationship quality of the traditional platforms, while reducing their interactive awareness of those platforms. Therefore, by adjusting the psychological component of virtual learning, the online education platforms based on VR technology can create high-quality platforms migrating from traditional platforms.

The Crisis of Higher Education in the Era of Neoliberal Globalization

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 127-137
Author(s):  
Harry Targ
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Political Economy ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Public University ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
The Political ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Neoliberal Globalization

Abstract This article explores some of the literature on the political economy of higher education. It suggests growing contradictions between the need for available funds and competition for students, research dollars, and new educational “products,” such as online education. It refers to that literature that raises contradictions between the global “market” for students and tuition fees. And it also raises issues of the quality of education, particularly as non-job-oriented programs are dismantled. Purdue University, a land-grant public university, is suggested as one example of these contradictions.

scholarly journals The role of mental health symptomology and quality of life in predicting referrals to special child and adolescent mental health services

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeosun Yoon ◽  
Jessica Deighton ◽  
Alice Wickersham ◽  
Julian Edbrooke-Childs ◽  
David Osborn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Child And Adolescent

Abstract Background Children and adolescents’ mental health problems have been largely assessed with conventional symptom scales, for example, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) given that it is one of the mostly widely used measures in specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). However, this emphasis on symptom scales might have missed some important features of the mental health challenges that children and young people experience including day to day functioning and life satisfaction aspect (i.e. qualify of life). Method The study examined longitudinal association between a young person’s self-perceptions of quality of life and mental health difficulties and referral to specialist CAMHS service using a population cohort study (Targeted Mental Health in Schools service data) nested within a large-scale linkage between school (National Pupil Data base) and child mental health service administrative data (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust children and adolescent mental health services health records). Cox proportional hazard regression to estimate crude and adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) for the association between participant psychopathology, and incidence of CAMHS referral. Results Pupils experiencing more behavioural difficulties, had an increased incidence of CAMHS referral (adjusted hazard ratio 1.1, 95% confidence interval 1.0–1.2). However, pupils who reported higher health related quality of life had a lower incidence of CAMHS referral over the follow-up period (adjusted hazard hario 0.94, 95% confidence interval 0.9–0.98). Conclusion Children and young people’s perception of their quality of life should be considered at the stages of a clinical needs assessment.

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