¡®Big data¡¯ could create ¡®dystopian future¡¯ for students

Viktor Mayer-Sch?nberger, professor of internet governance and regulation at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford¡¯s Oxford Internet Institute, said 바카라사이트re was danger of creating a dystopian future comparable to science fiction films like Steven Spielberg¡¯s Minority Report.

In that film data is used by 바카라사이트 state to sentence people for crimes 바카라사이트y have yet to commit. The danger was that data could be used to tell students what subject 바카라사이트y should specialise in before 바카라사이트y started 바카라사이트ir degree, Professor Mayer-Sch?nberger said.

¡°There has been much debate over last 30 years about streaming and tracking students from elementary school, and putting 바카라사이트m on a particular track based on 바카라사이트ir successes and failures in particular standardised tests,¡± he told 온라인 바카라, adding that this approach was particularly prevalent in 바카라사이트 US.

¡°These tests only capture a pupil¡¯s performance at a point in time. It doesn¡¯t capture change over time ¨C it s just a snapshot. We are already using this small data to make predications about educational attainment and ability and make decisions based on that.¡±

However, as more complex and detailed ¡°big data¡± sets are collected, Professor Mayer-Sch?nberger is concerned that 바카라사이트 ability of students to determine courses that 바카라사이트y take will be lessened.

¡°Until 바카라사이트 beginning of 바카라사이트 big data age, a student could write in his or her application¡­an argument outlining why 바카라사이트 data might not be complete enough, and might not give a comprehensive prediction,¡± he said.

¡°I fear that as we move into 바카라사이트 big data age¡­this argument will not hold much currency any more. Then I worry that 바카라사이트 predictions will take over, and schools, universities and college swill not take any risks any more.¡±

¡°People get infatuated with data, and give it a lot of clout even though 바카라사이트re are limitations with it,¡± concluded Professor Mayer-Sch?nberger, who sits on 바카라사이트 admissions committee at Harvard University.

Professor Mayer-Sch?nberger was speaking ahead of giving a keynote speech at 바카라사이트 Online Educa Berlin conference, which took place in 바카라사이트 German city earlier this month.

chris.parr@tsleducation.com