Teachers know far more about their students than an investor knows about a stock, including data not typically in statistical models¶
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q1 i? Teachers possess extensive knowledge of student behaviors, attitudes, and aspirations that predictive models typically exclude. → James Soland 2015
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James Soland 2015¶
James Soland. (2015). Is Moneyball the next big thing in education? Phi Delta Kappan 96(4), 64–67. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/is-moneyball-the-next-big-thing-in-education/ doi:10.1177/0031721714561450
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The abstract asserts, without data, that "teachers are a veritable treasure trove of data on student behaviors, attitudes, and aspirations" that statistical models typically omit, contrasting this with investors and baseball scouts.
"teachers are a veritable treasure trove of data on student behaviors, attitudes, and aspirations, information not typically included in a statistical model"
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Related Claims¶
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- Machine perception and learning depend on large, unbiased training data — related
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Teachers know far more about their students than an investor knows about a stock, including data not typically in statistical models |
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Teachers know far more about their students than an investor knows about a stock, including data not typically in statistical models |
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