Reporting the number of points possible for each metric led to better understanding of how the STAR score is calculated¶
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q2 i? Displaying the number of points possible for each metric improved users' understanding of how the score is calculated. → Jesse Chandler 2021
Evidence¶
Jesse Chandler 2021¶
Jesse Chandler, Jacob Hartog, Erin Lipman, Jonathan Gellar. (2021). The Effect of School Report Card Design on Usability, Understanding, and Satisfaction. Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs
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Design-comparison study of the DC school report card. The study reports that "reporting the number of points possible for each metric led to a better understanding of how the score is calculated."
"reporting the number of points possible for each metric led to a better understanding of how the score is calculated"
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Related Claims¶
- Display design affected parents' understanding of school information and their self-reported satisfaction and ease of use — related
- Number-only displays maximized parents' understanding while graphs maximized satisfaction at the expense of understanding — related
- The combination of moving the STAR link and reporting points possible produced the best performance on all measures — related
- Moving the link to the STAR framework from the top of the page to beneath the STAR score improved the school report card site's usability — related
- Participants held divided views on the star rating display: motivating feedback for some, a distracting oversimplification for others — related
- Five school-information design factors each showed impacts on parents' knowledge, attitudes, or choice behavior — a broader claim this one bears on
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Reporting the number of points possible for each metric led to better understanding of how the STAR score is calculated |
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Reporting the number of points possible for each metric led to better understanding of how the STAR score is calculated |
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2021 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-08 |
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