Educators need a shift in adult mindsets—from evaluative/accountability data use toward improvement-oriented use—for student experience data to improve practice¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Stakeholders reported that using student experience data for improvement requires a concurrent shift in educators' mindsets, with some educators approaching the data with incredulity, low self-efficacy, or threat. → Faye Kroshinsky 2026

Evidence¶

Faye Kroshinsky 2026¶

Faye Kroshinsky, Mary Ann Pitcher, Jackson Overton-Clark, Shanette Porter. (2026). Supports for Centering Student Experience. UChicago Consortium Field Scan. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/supports-for-centering-student-experience

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Qualitative field scan of 60-minute interviews with 27 CPS staff and external partner stakeholders (December 2023–February 2024); participants reported that "using student experience data requires a shift" in educators' orientation toward data use, noting threatened versus empowered mindsets.

"a number of district staff and external partners iden- tified that using student experience data requires a shift in education stakeholders’ understanding and orien- tation towards data use."

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