This course will introduce students to the use of big data in education. In particular, this course will discuss several large educational datasets including the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS), and the National Educational Longitudinal Study (ELS). Students will be familiarized with the different research questions and evidence-based approaches that could be addressed by critical use of the big data.