National Study of Online Charter Schools principal survey¶
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Evidence · 6 claims (6 for) · 2 studies (2 associational),q2· 0 of 2 report an effect size · 6 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A nationwide survey dataset collected by Mathematica Policy Research from 127 online charter school principals to describe online charter schools' operations and instructional approaches.
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Claims¶
- The National Study of Online Charter Schools provides the first nationwide data and analysis of online charter schools' operations and instructional approaches, based on a survey of 127 principals [+W]
- About 200 online charter schools operate in the United States, serving about 200,000 students across elementary, middle, and high school grades [+W]
- Maintaining student engagement is the greatest challenge reported by online charter school principals, identified nearly three times as often as any other challenge [+W]
- Student-driven, independent study is the dominant mode of learning in online charter schools, with 33 percent offering only self-paced instruction [+W]
- Online charter schools place significant expectations on parents, with 43, 56, and 78 percent at high school, middle, and elementary levels expecting active parental participation in instruction [+W]
- Online charter school students receive less live teacher contact time in a week than conventional-school students receive in a day [+W]
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Key Sources¶
- Mathematica Policy Research. (2015). Online Charter Schools' Operational and Instructional Practices: Highlights of Findings (In Focus Brief). Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/online-charter-schools-operational-and-instructional-practices-highlights-of-findings
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A nationwide survey dataset collected by Mathematica Policy Research from 127 online charter school principals to describe online charter schools' operations and instructional approaches. |
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