Few schools used 5Essentials data for improvement, citing opaque data, principal-focused measures, and lack of district-wide strategy¶
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q2 i? Interviews showed few schools used 5Essentials Survey data in improvement efforts because data seemed opaque, the focus on principals made impartial engagement difficult, and district-wide strategy or guidance was absent. → Title as printed 2021
Evidence¶
Title as printed 2021¶
Title as printed. (2021). University of Chicago Consortium on School Research press release. https://consortium.uchicago.edu
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Qualitative study based on interviews conducted throughout 2019 with district officials and school staff found "few schools use the 5Essentials Survey data in their improvement efforts," attributing this to absent district-wide strategy and supports. No effect size is printed.
"interviews with district officials and school staff showed that few schools use the 5Essentials Survey data in their improvement efforts, due to the absence of a coherent district-wide strategy and supports needed to use the data effectively."
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Few schools used 5Essentials data for improvement, citing opaque data, principal-focused measures, and lack of district-wide strategy |
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Few schools used 5Essentials data for improvement, citing opaque data, principal-focused measures, and lack of district-wide strategy |
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