Increasing web survey response rates: What works?
Register A 4-hour workshop taught by Paul D. Umbach, Ph.D. Overview Are you getting low response rates when you conduct web surveys? This workshop provides valuable information about how to increase web survey response rates. The purpose of this class is to arm you with the knowledge and range of techniques researchers suggest increase web survey
Increasing web survey response rates: What works?
Register A 4-hour workshop taught by Paul D. Umbach, Ph.D. Overview Are you getting low response rates when you conduct web surveys? This workshop provides valuable information about how to increase web survey response rates. The purpose of this class is to arm you with the knowledge and range of techniques researchers suggest increase web survey
Data management II: Advanced data management using Stata
Register A 4-hour workshop taught by Ozan Jaquette, Ph.D. Overview Creating the analysis dataset for a research project can be more challenging than conducting the actual analysis. This is the second workshop in a two-part series that teaches the core skills of data management using Stata statistical software. These skills will help researchers save time while
Understanding student speech rights in the digital age
A 2-hour workshop taught by Claire J. Porter, JD, M.Ed. Register Overview On a daily basis, school administrators deal with on-campus, student speech issues; increasingly, they are also asked to address online, off-campus scenarios such as cyberbullying, online parodies of teachers and administrators, and true threats to the school and students. In the absence of a
Transitioning schools: Best practices for supporting transgender students and creating safer schools
A 2-hour workshop taught by Claire J. Porter, JD., M.Ed. Register Overview Students who identify as transgendered, or are perceived as gender non-conforming, are often the targets of harassment and bullying in schools and have associated academic and personal challenges to face. Administrators need practical guidance and tools to support transgendered students in school. Our workshop
Basics of multilevel modeling: handling grouped data in research and evaluation
A 6-hour workshop taught by Paul D. Umbach, Ph.D. Register Overview This workshop provides the basics multilevel modeling, focusing on practical applications rather than statistical theory. Researchers and evaluators from a range disciplines often collect data that have a hierarchical structure. Students are nested within schools (and/or classrooms), employees are nested within firms, and multiple test scores are nested
Increasing web survey response rates: What works?
Register A 4-hour workshop taught by Paul D. Umbach, Ph.D. Overview Are you getting low response rates when you conduct web surveys? This workshop provides valuable information about how to increase web survey response rates. The purpose of this class is to arm you with the knowledge and range of techniques researchers suggest increase web survey
Introduction to data management and analysis using Stata
Register A 6-hour workshop taught by Ozan Jaquette, Ph.D. Overview Most quantitative methods courses teach students how to analyze datasets that are ready for analysis. In real world, creating the analysis datasets is often more time consuming and challenging than conducting analyses. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce participants to the core data management
Exploring the power of predictive analytics: A step-by-step introduction to building a student-at-risk prediction model
A 5-hour workshop taught by Serge Herzog, Ph.D. Register Overview The purpose of this workshop is to teach institutional research, assessment, and evaluation professionals how to effectively build and implement a predictive model to identify students at risk of dropping out using standard regression methods with SPSS. Instruction will be delivered in a hands-on format, offering an
Basics of multilevel modeling: Handling grouped data in research and evaluation
A 6-hour workshop taught by Paul D. Umbach, Ph.D. Register Overview This workshop provides the basics multilevel modeling, focusing on practical applications rather than statistical theory. Researchers and evaluators from a range disciplines often collect data that have a hierarchical structure. Students are nested within schools (and/or classrooms), employees are nested within firms, and multiple test scores are nested