Teachers used student perception data to shift lesson design, modify norms, and target personalized intervention, but heavy workload inhibited data integration¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · qualitative r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? Teachers used formal and informal data on students' perceptions of classroom conditions to change lessons, norms, and practices and to identify students for personalized intervention. → Price 2026 q2 i? Teachers identified their already heavy workload as the most notable challenge inhibiting their integration of data. → Price 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Price 2026¶

Price, H., & Fitz, J. (2026). Cultivating math mindsets: Teaching practices that enable equitable classroom learning. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/810.406

q2 · i? · qualitative · r?

Findings from interviews with the study's 10 middle school math teachers about their data-use strategies. The report states teachers used "formal and informal data on their students’ perceptions of classroom conditions" for lesson design, norms, and personalized intervention.

"Teachers discussed using formal and informal data on their students’ perceptions of classroom conditions to shift lesson design, modify classroom norms and practices, and identify students for personalized intervention."

Price 2026 (2)¶

Price, H., & Fitz, J. (2026). Cultivating math mindsets: Teaching practices that enable equitable classroom learning. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/810.406

q2 · i? · qualitative · r?

From the same interview findings on structural challenges to teacher data use: teachers named workload as the most notable barrier to integrating perception data into practice.

"Teachers also identified a number of challenges that inhibited their integration of data, most notably their already heavy workload."

Discussion¶

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