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Using Student Surveys: Research Findings and Implications for Teaching and Learning

Using Student Surveys: Research Findings and Implications for Teaching and Learning. March 6, 2014. @AYPF_Tweets. How Kids Can Help Adults Increase Effective Teaching through Tripod Student Surveys Ronald F. Ferguson, PhD Tripod Project for School Improvement and Harvard University.

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Using Student Surveys: Research Findings and Implications for Teaching and Learning

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  1. Using Student Surveys: Research Findings and Implications for Teaching and Learning March 6, 2014 @AYPF_Tweets

  2. How Kids Can Help Adults Increase Effective Teaching through Tripod Student SurveysRonald F. Ferguson, PhD Tripod Project for School Improvementand Harvard University Presentation for the American Youth Policy Forum, December 6th, 2013 The Tripod Project is a partnership between the presenter and Cambridge Education LLC, of Westwood, MA. www.tripodproject.org

  3. To support improvement, classroom-level student perspectives can inform the work of: • Teachers • School and district administrators • Coaches and mentors • Higher education institutions

  4. Origins & Evolution of the Tripod Project For School Improvement

  5. Tripod Survey Versions(Online or on paper, multiple languages, refined implementation supports.Over 1 million student surveyed in 2013.) • Grades 3-5 • Shorter than the Secondary Version • Uses More Simplistic Language • Grades 6-12 • Designed for older students • Includes More Items • Grades K-2 • Fewer Questions • Fewer Choices • Administered to Smaller Groups • Proctor and Small Groups Needed Commitment to provide formative Tripod Polls to supplement formal survey assessments.

  6. Central Importance of the Framework: Student perspectives in a conceptual context that has action implications.

  7. Tripod Student Engagement Targets Trust: Feelings of Safety and Belonging Cooperation: Respectful, On-Task Behavior Ambitiousness: High Goals (Intentions) Diligence: High Effort, Persistence, Resilience (Action) Satisfaction: Sense of Success, Efficacy & Optimism

  8. How to improve student engagement and learning?Patterns in student responses and achievement data have helped us understand that one way is to, “Get better on the Tripod 7Cs.”

  9. Components of the Tripod 7Cs Framework What Teachers Do (What Students Experience) Careabout students (Encouragement and Emotional Support) Captivatestudents (Learning seems Interesting and Relevant Conferwith students (Students Sense their Ideas are Respected) Clarify lessons (Success Seems Feasible) Consolidate knowledge (Ideas get Connected and Integrated) Challenge students (Press for Effort, Perseverance and Rigor) Control behavior (Culture of Cooperation and Peer Support) SUPPORT PRESS Which do you anticipate is the strongest predictor of value-added test score gains?

  10. Sample Survey Items Clarify Care • My teacher knows when the class understands, and when we do not. • In this class, we learn to correct our mistakes. Confer Captivate Clarify Consolidate Challenge Control

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