About Me Issues References Graduate Student Issues Forum Damian W. Betebenner National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment Dover, NH The Graduate Student Issues Forum April 9th, 2011 Damian W. Betebenner Graduate Student Issues Forum

About Me Issues References About Me Past & Present ???? – 2001 Professional Student. Received a Ph.D. in Mathematics in 1995 from University of Wyoming and a Ph.D. in Education (Research & Evaluation Methodology) University of Colorado, Boulder, 2001. 2001 – 2004 Post-Doc. University of Colorado, Boulder 2004 – 2007 Assistant Professor, Boston College, Department of Education Research Measurement and Evaluation 2007 – ???? Senior Associate, National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment Damian W. Betebenner Graduate Student Issues Forum

About Me Issues References About Me Past & Present Current Responsibilities Work with state departments of education and affiliated organizations on the development of student growth models. Developed student growth percentiles and percentile growth trajectories[Betebenner, 2009, Betebenner, 2008] to help states discuss student growth. Currently refining and sharing these techniques with other states including Massachusetts, Colorado, Nevada, Indiana, South Carolina, Arizona, Rhode Island Current Interests The rise of the data scientist: Data analysis and data visualization and their intersection with education Damian W. Betebenner Graduate Student Issues Forum

About Me Big Data & The Data Revolution Issues Web 2.0 Technologies References From a Paucity to a Plethora of Data The Economist: The Data Deluge The ready availability of data is fundamentally changing the world: Paucity to Plethora mega, giga, tera, peta, exa, zetta, yotta! Turning that data into information is the fundamental challenge. Damian W. Betebenner Graduate Student Issues Forum

About Me Big Data & The Data Revolution Issues Web 2.0 Technologies References About Data Science Damian W. Betebenner Graduate Student Issues Forum

About Me Big Data & The Data Revolution Issues Web 2.0 Technologies References Web 2.0: Data Visualization and Social Networking Web 2.0 is a generic term that often refers to design considerations associated with the development and deployment of next generation tools built upon the internet. These design considerations emphasize user centric design principals and put engage user experience at a premium as well as effective communication. As a data scientist interested in telling “data stories”, this movement involves all of the initiatives I want to engage in. Engaging all users in the exploration of data through the development of compelling data visualizations. Damian W. Betebenner Graduate Student Issues Forum

About Me Big Data & The Data Revolution Issues Web 2.0 Technologies References Web 2.0: Data Visualization and Social Networking With a collaborative spirit, with a collaborative platform where people can upload data, explore data, compare solutions, discuss the results, build consensus, we can engage passionate people, local communities, media and this will raise–incredibly–the amount of people who can understand what is going on. And this would have fantastic outcomes: the engagement of people, especially new generations; it would increase knowledge, unlock statistics, improve transparency and accountability of public policies, change culture, increase numeracy, and in the end, improve democracy and welfare. E. Giovannini, Chief Statistician, OECD. June 2007 Damian W. Betebenner Graduate Student Issues Forum

About Me Big Data & The Data Revolution Issues Web 2.0 Technologies References The Decade of Data Visualization Chart Wars http://infosthetics.com/archives/2010/01/ chart_wars_the_political_power_of_data_ visualization.html Hans Rosling/Gapminder http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo Journalism in the Age of Data http://datajournalism.stanford.edu/ Open Science http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/open-science-2/ Damian W. Betebenner Graduate Student Issues Forum

About Me Issues References References Betebenner, D. W. (2008). Toward a normative understanding of student growth. In Ryan, K. E. and Shepard, L. A., editors, The Future of Test-Based Educational Accountability, pages 155–170. Taylor & Francis, New York. Betebenner, D. W. (2009). Norm- and criterion-referenced student growth. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 28(4):42–51. Damian W. Betebenner Graduate Student Issues Forum

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