Adult Wellbeing Pulse Survey
This survey is intended to help schools and districts to understand the state of adult wellbeing within their community.
April 20, 2022
Tag: Research, Measurement, & Evaluation
Flowchart: Decide If You Are Ready to Measure Unfinished Learning in Your Context
This chart can be used to help determine if you have the necessary data to measure learner growth. Research or data teams can use the flowchart to self-assess and determine whether it is possible to measure unfinished learning or if a different approach might be more appropriate.
March 29, 2022
Sample Focus Group Script
This sample focus group script can be used to assist you in planning a focus group conversation. Using a script enables you to capture relevant qualitative data and serves as a means to take notes during interviews/focus groups.
January 28, 2022
Data Visualization with Google Sheets
The Data Visualization tab within this Google Sheets workbook can be used as an example for how you might generate different types of data visualizations.
January 28, 2022
Sample Google Sheets Database
This sample Google Sheet can be used to create a database and later conduct data analysis.
January 27, 2022
How to Write a Research Question: Types, Steps, and Examples
This website provides strategies for writing different types of research questions, the steps to creating research questions, and concrete examples.
January 21, 2022
Developing Strong Research Questions
This webpage provides questions and guidance to help craft strong research questions for measurement studies.
January 21, 2022
Report: Learning Found, Not Lost – Examining Learner Growth and Supports in LUSD During and Beyond the COVID-19 Crisis
To examine the impact of COVID-19 school closures on their own learners, Lindsay Unified School District (LUSD) partnered with The Learning Accelerator (TLA) to design a mixed-methods study using quantitative data captured from benchmark assessments in reading and math as well as qualitative information from a focus group with school counselors. This report presents the findings from that analysis. View the executive summary of this report.
November 7, 2021
Literature Review: Helping Each Learner in the Here and Now: Strategies for Addressing Unfinished Learning
This literature review serves as the contextual foundation for a broader examination of learner progress during COVID-19 closures. First, it paints a picture of the COVID-19 research landscape and describes the three major analytical “camps” or research viewpoints. Then, it summarizes key findings across studies before finally describing recommendations for addressing unfinished learning. This document ultimately serves two purposes: to provide an analysis of national data and to inform a study of unfinished learning in Lindsay Unified School District (LUSD).
November 7, 2021
Measuring Adult Wellbeing in Schools – Survey Instrument
In collaboration with Lindsay Unified School District (LUSD), The Learning Accelerator (TLA) developed this 20-item survey based on an initial review of the literature related to adult wellbeing. Its purpose is to help district and system leaders to better understand wellbeing in their community so that they can implement short- and long-term strategies to help their leaders, educators, and staff.
October 19, 2021