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How Big Data is Changing the College Experience

HOW BIG DATA Data-driven experiments are happening in colleges all around the nation in an attempt to deliver a more personalized education to students. IS CHANGING THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE WHAT IS" BIG DATA"? When that data is combined, mined and analyzed along Every time a student receives a grade, checks a class syllabus online or swipes a campus ID card, a trail of "digital bread crumbs" is left behind. with the data of the school's entire student population, that "big data" can reveal behavior patterns that col- leges can use to improve a student's college experience. Some of the "big data" projects include: Rio Salado College RSC uses a data program to predict how well a student will do in a class. It also sends per- Rio Salado formance reports to professors. Arizona State University ASU offers web-based Another ASU program involves tracking when and where students swipe their campus ID cards to find out who is and isn't involved or connected on campus. courses that shape and personalize a student's learning experience. College= ASU Take the Niext Step University of Texas U of T professors use ASU has a Facebook app that mines student profiles to recommend friends software to see how students answered questions in real time and to match those with differing ideas so they can discuss and defend their opinions with one to with similar interests. UF TEXA S another during class. FLORIDA Arizona State University University of Florida Ausin Peay State University These two universities use similar "eAdvisor" Austin Peay State University Before APSU students sign up for classes, a robot advisor assesses their profiles and points them to certain courses in which they'd do well. programs that suggest classes and track how well students do in their major. The system accesses a student's 1 previous college grades, high school GPA, and standardized test scores. 2 HOW "BIG DATA" WORKS Here's a look at how "Degree Com- pass," a "big data" system, works: 3 A. A. The software finds the transcripts of The system finds correlations by con- necting grades to other courses' grades. other students who had classes or tests in common with that student. The system takes into account the requirements necessary for a major and The software then uses that information to predict O how successful a student O would be in that class. 5 knows which courses the student completed. Course recommendations are given based on a 6 student's predicted grade and the class's importance. PROS & CONS OF BIG DATA Some in academia are encouraged while others oppose the idea of using data-driven experiments to determine a students college experience: PROS PROS Help students stay on track and graduate on time. May be misused by authorities or lead to questionable assumptions. Determine which stu- dents are discon- nected from campus life, so the school can May direct students to less challenging classes. reach out to them. Can cut back on how Recommend which much a student is classes students should A. exposed to different ideas and challenged. take to do well. Direct students to May require students to change their dream major to another more practical one that suits their skills. majors that best match their skills. SOURCES: chronicle.com | nytimes.com Information provided by: : http://www.onlinedegrees.org/

How Big Data is Changing the College Experience

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Data-driven experiments are happening in colleges all around the nation in an attempt to deliver a more personalized education to students.

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