During a study, researchers should visit regularly, give back to the school community, minimize classroom disruption, and share initial data for feedback¶

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Description¶

This strategy keeps researchers present and useful throughout data collection: visit regularly not only to collect data but to continue conversations, get to know the school environment, and give back; be unintrusive with a light footprint; and share initial data in staff meetings, inviting feedback and questions for later phases. Uncapher's team made an estimated 20-30 site visits per school, presented Brain Day events, and shared learning-sciences findings applicable in classrooms.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Well-trained research staff who know the intention to have as light a footprint as possible
• Advance communication of logistical details such as who would be in the school, when, and for how long

Constraints¶

• Having outsiders in the classroom can be distracting and time-consuming, so intrusion must be minimized

Target Learners¶

• elementary and middle school students

Target Learning Goals¶

• metacognitive awareness and application of neuroscience findings to learning

Related Strategies¶

• After a study, present final data in school-useful forms, remain available for ongoing conversations, and plan carefully to avoid data overload
• Before a study, researchers should present the proposal to district administration, hold conversations with administrators and teachers, and host parent events to build buy-in
• Multi-stakeholder analytics partnership using improvement science with strict data governance
• Pair movement-based analysis with temporal analysis and discuss camera intrusiveness when collecting detailed data

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Improving Research and Practice through Partnership: Lessons Learned from Santa Clara Unified Schools and UC San Francisco Researchers. (2016). Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/319db7e4-46fb-4f18-a6f0-628edf43ae9e