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Alex Bowers
@alexjbowers.bsky.social
Professor of #EdLeadership Teachers College, Columbia University studying #EdResearch #EdAdmin w/ #DataScience #Bigdata #DataAnalytics. Affiliate @DataSciColumbia https://www.tc.columbia.edu/faculty/ab3764/
For training: Programs in leadership & policy need #EducationDataScience roadmaps. Future leaders must question & apply analytics responsibly.
👉 Preprint: doi.org/10.7916/amq5...

#EdPolicy #SchoolLeadership
August 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
For research: We need more than model fit. Test prediction accuracy. Build open, reproducible workflows connecting theory, equity & application.
#EducationResearch #DataScience #OpenScience
August 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
For practice: Move beyond dashboards ➡️ build leader-analyst partnerships. Joint sensemaking drives effective evidence-based improvement cycles.
#SchoolLeadership #DataDriven #Education
August 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The 4As of algorithms in education:
✔ Accurate
✔ Accessible
✔ Actionable
✔ Accountable
Without them, data systems risk reinforcing inequities.
#DataEthics #EdTech #Education
August 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Key insight: Prediction matters. Leaders don’t just want p-values. They need accurate, actionable forecasts to guide #EdPolicy & practice.
#EducationResearch #LearningAnalytics #EdTech
August 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
In this paper, I argue that education #datascience is a “third methodology” in research—joining quantitative & qualitative approaches. It combines prediction, visualization, and ethics with deep domain knowledge.
August 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The Open Boarders plan?
May 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Results seem to align with this paper: K.R. Koedinger,P.F. Carvalho,R. Liu,& E.A. McLaughlin, An astonishing regularity in student learning rate, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 120 (13) e2221311120, doi.org/10.1073/pnas... (2023).
An astonishing regularity in student learning rate | PNAS
Leveraging a scientific infrastructure for exploring how students learn, we have developed cognitive and statistical models of skill acquisition an...
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May 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM