"But even if they are not valid, they do tell you something…."

Remember, “validity” means “they measure what you think they measure.” “Data driven” can also mean driven right off the side of the road. From Inside

House of Cards

A Facebook post called my attention to a neat little article about why swimming rules only recognize hundredths of seconds even though modern timing technology

Student Evaluations of Teaching: WHY is this still a thing?

My institution just created a data science major. But it doesn’t care about using data in honest and robust ways any more than other institutions.

Rubrics, Disenchantment, and Analysis I

There is a tendency, in certain precincts in, and around, higher education, to fethishize rubrics.  One gets the impression at conferences and from consultants that