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DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS: A TOOL FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION RANKING AND BENCHMARKING

Wooton, Sharyl Stasser
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1050604854

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2003, Master of Systems Analysis, Miami University, Systems Analysis.
Since the publishing of A Nation at Risk in 1983, the emerging trend in secondary education is to measure student, school and district performance using standardized proficiency exams. Districts in the same state are then ranked based on the percentage of students passing these exams. These rankings affect funding and public opinion about the district. Due to the No Child Left Behind Act being signed into Law in January 2002, the stakes based on these rankings will be even greater. All states must ensure that districts are making "adequate yearly progress", and if they are not, apply sanctions. The purpose of this study is to consider Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) as an alternative to the current system for ranking and benchmarking districts. DEA is a variation of traditional linear programming and has proven to be a useful tool for obtaining relative efficiencies and developing peer groups of service oriented institutions.
Melanie Hatch (Advisor)
40 p.
Data Envelopment Analysis; DEA; Proficiency Exams; Rankings; Secondary Education; District Performance; Benchmarking; Peer Groups; Linear Programming; Efficiency Ratings; Peer Groups

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  • Wooton, S. S. (2003). DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS: A TOOL FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION RANKING AND BENCHMARKING [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1050604854

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wooton, Sharyl. DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS: A TOOL FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION RANKING AND BENCHMARKING. 2003. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1050604854.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wooton, Sharyl. "DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS: A TOOL FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION RANKING AND BENCHMARKING." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1050604854

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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