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Keith Curry Lance Marcia J. Rodney Christine Hamilton-Pennell RSL Research Group. Building Blocks of the Study. Literature Review School Library Survey Data Test scores ISAT Reading & Writing, 5 th & 8th PSAE Reading & ACT, 11th Other school data Community data Success stories.
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Keith Curry Lance Marcia J. Rodney Christine Hamilton-Pennell RSL Research Group
Building Blocks of the Study • Literature Review • School Library Survey • Data • Test scores • ISAT Reading & Writing, 5th & 8th • PSAE Reading & ACT, 11th • Other school data • Community data • Success stories
Flexible scheduling Staffing Staff activities Collection Educational technology Expenditures Usage Library Predictors of Test Scores
More flexibly scheduled hours → higher test scores
More library staff → higher test scores
More librarians → higher test scores
More time identifying materials for teachers → higher test scores
More collaborating & teaching librarians → higher test scores
Larger, newer collections → higher test scores
More spent on libraries → higher test scores
Slide excerpts from the ISLMA slide presentation located at http://www.islma.org/