Students expected acceptance or rejection notifications from all schools they applied to, and the single-best-offer notification design produced confusion and frustration¶
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q2 i? Several students reported confusion about the number of schools from which they received responses, expecting answers from all 20 schools they picked. → Andria Shyjka 2021
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Andria Shyjka 2021¶
Andria Shyjka. (2021). Student Experience with the High School Choice Process in Chicago Public Schools. UChicago Consortium Research Brief, July 2021. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/student-experience-with-the-high-school-choice-process-in-Chicago-Public-Schools
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Selecting a School section finding: students found the color-coded acceptances and rejections clear and useful, but one student said "I picked 20 schools. I want to get 20 answers back. I only got two back," reflecting knowledge of the college application process.
"There was significant student confusion about why they did not receive acceptance or rejection notifications from all the schools to which they applied."
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Related Claims¶
- Students found the GoCPS application platform logistically easy to use, but applications to schools with additional requirements caused difficulties — related
- Confusion about the GoCPS true-preference ranking rationale was widespread among students, parents, and staff, and misinformation led some students into second-round applications — related
- High-fidelity prototype evaluation found the form-like structure frustrating; a guided progressive-disclosure design replaced it — related
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Students expected acceptance or rejection notifications from all schools they applied to, and the single-best-offer notification design produced confusion and frustration |
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Students expected acceptance or rejection notifications from all schools they applied to, and the single-best-offer notification design produced confusion and frustration |
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