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The 10th International Conference & Expo on Emerging Technologies for a Smarter World (CEWIT2013)

Oct 21, 2013 |
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CEWIT 2013

TCR’s Center for Advanced Research on Educational Assessment Technologies

In collaboration with the New York University College of Nursing, is presenting an invited paper on “Rethinking K-12 Educational Data Collection Infrastructures”. The authors are: Dr. Teresa Piliouras, Dr. Nadia Sultana, and Pui Lam (Raymond) Yu.

Abstract. Improvements in identity and privacy protection in educational data collection infrastructures are essential to the long-term “health” of our country’s education. These improvements are needed for protection of youth, as required by law, and also to facilitate collection of sensitive information needed for a deeper understanding of the dynamics of the educational setting and individual learning processes. The fragmentation of current systems should be supplanted by holistic, secure infrastructures capable of support rigorous scientific research on a national scale. We imagine a re-invention of educational infrastructures to allow analysis of critical dimensions of educational delivery systems, including:

     1) Identification of causal factors which hinder or promote student academic success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) curriculums. Causal factors include individual characteristics, program interventions, family and economic circumstances, and features of broader social and cultural context.

     2) Examination of students’ educational and career choices over time and with respect to different age and gender groups.

Research on variation among males versus females, and underrepresented minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged students is essential for optimal design of educational strategies and curriculums. In this paper, we discuss the shortcoming of existing systems, and our recommendations for a more robust, secure, and research oriented technology platform for data collection and analysis.

This paper is available in its entirety on IEEE Xplore.

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Dr. Teresa Piliouras

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Dr. Teresa Piliouras is the CEO and Founder of Technical Consulting & Research, Inc. She is an educator, industry consultant, and entrepreneur with over twenty years of management leadership and technical experience providing Information Technology solutions to corporations, academic, government, and not-for-profit institutions.She was an Adjunct Professor at New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering in Computer Science and Management of Technology, and held visiting appointments as Computer Science Professor at Iona College. She is an award-winning inventor, author of textbooks and peer-reviewed academic publications, and a frequent speaker at industry events. She holds a B.S. from the University of Illinois, a MBA from Iona College, and a Ph.D. from New York University Tandon School of Engineering.
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