Teams that narrowed the first problem and ran small Plan-Do-Study-Act tests before scaling saw themselves as more effective improvers¶

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q2 i? Participants reported learning to define a narrowly scoped first problem and test small changes via rapid PDSA cycles before scaling. → Bugler 2021

Evidence¶

Bugler 2021¶

Bugler, D. (2021). School District Collaboration: Lessons From Districts Participating in California Education Partners' California Language & Learning Initiative (CALLI). WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED616075

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Interview participants described adopting PDSA cycles after years of planning without launching: "Now we launch lots of little trials and see what works and what doesn't and learn from that." Self-reported perceptions, no outcome data or effect size.

"One participant noted the importance of not trying to do everything at once: "Let's try one thing. Start small, then scale. That was the biggest learning for me.""

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