The new and rapidly growing field of educational data mining is using the chaff from data collected through normal school activities to explore learning in more detail than ever before, and ...

It’s been a little over a year since eCollege merged with Pearson, the publishing conglomerate. Matthew Leavy, eCollege’s chief executive, says the move has enabled his company to increase its staff ...

The U.S. Department of Education is investigating how public schools can collect information on “non-cognitive” student attributes, after granting itself the power to share student data across ...

Universities either public or private and its colleges enroll thousands of students into various courses or programs every year. They collect information from students at the time of admissions and ...

Personalized education, which focuses on individual student needs, preferences, and abilities, aligns with contemporary educational trends and is a key component of learning environments in the ...

From making travel plans, to online purchases, to watching videos, each day we generate vast amounts of data that contribute to the world of big data. We have already seen big data play a significant ...