Integrating research data into school policy plans

© American Psychological Association 2013. All Rights Reserved.

Future of Education for STEM Talented Adolescents:

integrating information into school policy plans

July 13, 2013Christopher Kolar

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy


Scope of work to be done1. Alignment of results to stated goals

(within and between parties)2. Alignment of priorities between

groups3. Mapping priorities to measurable

outcomes4. Measurement of outcomes (within

and between parties)


Identification of social perspectivesQ factor analysis: a technical,

objective way of identifying consistency in sentiment

Each identified social perspective represents a group of individual viewpoints held together by similar strong beliefs


Consensus statementsShared interest

STEM mentorship opportunities for students

Schools serve as laboratories for educational innovation

Females and underrepresented groups in STEM


Consensus statements 2Neutral

Selective enrollment STEM schools Shared disinterest

Engagement in science as public policy


Position 1: school leadersDistinguishing Values

Graduates whose work creates jobs for others

* Providing pre-service teachers with clinical field experiences

*Alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards/Common Core

* Indicates sentiment not in support of statement.


Position 1: school leadersStrongest sentiment

Creation of innovative scientists, mathematicians, and engineers

Graduates who are prepared to fill jobs not yet invented

Sources of funding STEM specialty schools

STEM mentorship opportunities for students


Position 4: school leaders 2Distinguishing values

Pre-college/dual credit enrollment # Public charter school expansion * STEM After-school /Out of school-time

programs

# Indicates neutral sentiment that contrasts with negative sentiment of all other groups.

* Indicates sentiment not in support of statement.


Position 4: school leaders 2Strongest sentiment

Emphasis on science process skills and inquiry based problem solving methods

Social sciences to support critical thinking about current issues in society


Sources of funding STEM specialty schools Accelerated instruction in STEM


The two positions of school leadersLeaders 1 Graduates who become

entrepreneurs Graduates whose work creates

jobs for others Graduates who are prepared to

fill jobs not yet invented Focus expansion on secondary-

level STEM schools STEM After-school /Out of

school-time programs

Leaders 2 (minority) Social sciences to support critical

thinking about current issues in society

Alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards/Common Core

A residential program for talented adolescents

Public charter school expansion Accelerated instruction in STEM


Position 3: education policy worldDistinguishing values

Professional development for in-service teachers

Focus expansion on primary-level STEM schools

STEM pathways within existing schools Providing pre-service teachers with clinical

field experiences Focus expansion on secondary-level STEM

schools Creation of innovative scientists,

mathematicians, and engineers


Position 3: education policy worldStrongest sentiment

Professional development for in-service teachers Emphasis on science process skills and inquiry based

problem solving methods Focus expansion on primary-level STEM schools STEM pathways within existing schools Alignment with the Next Generation Science

Standards/Common Core Providing pre-service teachers with clinical field

experiences


Position 2: talent developmentDistinguishing value

Use of online/virtual learning to increase reach and capacity


Position 2: talent developmentStrongest sentiments


Identification of students with emerging talent Social sciences to support critical thinking about current

issues in society STEM After-school /Out of school-time programs Graduates who are prepared to fill jobs not yet invented Improved means of identifying potential STEM talent


A pause for discussion


Mapping Outcomes: a strategyProgram modelingEvaluation planningResearch partnerships


Program Logic ModelingA tool that conceptualizes a program

and displays it visually.Logic modeling clarifies the necessary

components that allow a program to function, simplifies development of performance measures, and allows decision-makers to easily assess the programs’ goals.


A Logic Model Template


A tool for standardized LMs

Required retrofit for existing programs

Required for all proposals moving forward

Used for evaluation specs for RFPs

Everyone is happy


Evaluation PlanningSame tools used to create evaluation

plans for all modeled programsIdentification of measurable

outcomes means greater likelihood that something will be measured

Simplified outsourcing of evaluation projects


Research Partnerships Possibilities to explore shared goals not only

within schools, but between PISA CWRA NSC Collaboration: the case study book Continuation of the APA study

Need: finding the intersection between public policy interests and results that our institutions can provide

Integrating research data into school policy plans

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