Display design affected parents' understanding of school information and their self-reported satisfaction and ease of use¶
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Currency · newest study 2020 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
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q3 i? The experiment examined effects of display design on parents' understanding of the information and their self-reported satisfaction and ease of use. → Steven Glazerman 2020
Evidence¶
Steven Glazerman 2020¶
Steven Glazerman, Ira Nichols-Barrer, Jon Valant, Jesse Chandler, Alyson Burnett. (2020). The Choice Architecture of School Choice Websites. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, vol. 13, issue 2. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-choice-architecture-of-school-choice-websites
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Beyond school choices, the randomized factorial experiment measured "parents’ understanding of the information and their self-reported satisfaction and ease of use" as outcome measures. No effect sizes for these measures are printed.
"They also examined effects on parents’ understanding of the information and their self-reported satisfaction and ease of use."
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Related Claims¶
- Number-only displays maximized parents' understanding while graphs maximized satisfaction at the expense of understanding — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Displaying data with icons or concise summaries led parents to choose schools with higher academic performance than graphs, numbers, or detailed displays — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Reporting the number of points possible for each metric led to better understanding of how the STAR score is calculated — related
- Five school-information design factors each showed impacts on parents' knowledge, attitudes, or choice behavior — a broader claim this one bears on
- How school information is presented can affect how parents rank their school choices — related
- The way school information is presented to parents affects how that information is understood, perceived, and used, according to the study behind the guide — a broader claim this one bears on
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Display design affected parents' understanding of school information and their self-reported satisfaction and ease of use |
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Display design affected parents' understanding of school information and their self-reported satisfaction and ease of use |
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