The Datafication of Primary and Early Years Education explores and critically analyses the
growing dominance of data in schools and early childhood education settings. Recognising …

Although data-based decision making can lead to improved student achievement, data are
often not used effectively in schools. This paper therefore focuses on conditions for effective …

Data use is increasingly considered to be important for school improvement. One promising
strategy for implementing data use in schools is the data team intervention. Data teams …

In this chapter, the results of all the studies presented in this book are summarized. What are
the lessons learned? Based on the lessons learned, we developed a data use framework. In …

At the end of secondary education in The Netherlands, students have to pass a final
examination, consisting of an internal school-based assessment and an external national …

This article explores the deployment of numerical criteria in the practices of steering by
presenting a local case of governing early childhood education (ECE). In this case, a …

Data metrics in schools are becoming increasingly complex, but despite their best efforts,
teachers and academics generally find them something of a 'black-box'. This book lifts the lid …

This thesis examines the validity of school value-added measures and the validity of
arguments for their interpretation and use. The opening chapters review the development of …

Steeds meer Nederlandse scholen gebruiken digitale leerlingvolgsystemen. Digitale
leerlingvolgsystemen (DLVS-en) kunnen gedefinieerd worden als systemen waarmee …

An emerging and now highly significant way by which futures are being imagined and
enacted in schools is through the increased production and use of data. This thesis explores …