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1、Challenges of the New Era of Longitudinal Studies:The Perspective from HSLSLaura LoGerfoJune 29,2010Objectives of HSLS:09Understand students trajectories from the beginning of high school to postsecondary education and/or the workplace and beyondUnderstand how students make decisions about and prepa

2、re for secondary and postsecondary courses,majors,careersUnderstand what factors influence students persistence in STEMHSLS:09 Overview944 schools760+public schools100 Catholic schools 70 other private high schools 21,000 9th graders75%of students have parent data90%have school counselor data93%have

3、 school administrator data85%have math or science teacher dataChallenge#1:Fall Data CollectionFirst time among secondary longitudinal studiesStaffing unstable during summer and fallStudent rosters unstable in early fallReduced time to set logisticsSchools face busy fall schedules Solution:Fall Data

4、CollectionBegin school recruitment earlyEnlist knowledgeable staff to work as School CoordinatorPrompt school staff for info frequentlyMinimize interruption,maximize supportChallenge#2:School ReluctanceVery low school response rateSchools cited barriers to participation:EconomyNCLB exhaustionCompeti

5、ng studiesCost/burdenSolution:School ReluctancePersist and persevereMinimize burden on school staffAccommodate and be very flexibleCollaborate with localsKnock on school doors Show up!Offer school reportChallenge#3:Computer ReluctanceUse school computer labsFraught with perilous problems to security

6、Diverse technology requirements/resourcesUnfamiliarity with computer-based testingSolution:Computer ReluctanceSojournWork with IT coordinator in advanceStudents naturals at computer-based testingStaff simply respond Y/N to questions for set-upBack-up laptops offered to reluctant schoolsChallenge#4:I

7、ncomplete Student SurveysIn ELS,students did not complete all survey questionsMissing data were not randomly distributedTiming tightly constrainedSolution:Incomplete Student SurveysRandomize presentation of 3 survey sectionsStart with survey to collect contact informationIncomplete surveys presented

8、 again98%of students completed entire surveyChallenge#5:Parent ReluctanceVery low parent response rateMore difficult to reach parents Parents questioned purpose of Government surveyNo incentivesSolution:Parent ReluctancePersist and persevereImplement complex parent incentive experimentOffer parents

9、multiple modes of participationChallenge#6:Data SecuritySchools more reluctant than ever to provide PIIModerate-Risk level prohibited HSLS from advertisingSolution:Data SecurityPersistence and perseveranceEnhanced security proceduresEmphasize U.S.Department of Education involvementData security issu

10、es also emerge with statesChallenge#7:State Reluctance(Kinda)Working with 10 states to merge state dataData sharing of this nature is a new frontierUnderstanding state and federal legal requirements and approval processesLimited staff timeDelayed rewardSolution:State Reluctance(Kinda)Persist and persevereWork with state and federal SLDS staffMake presence known,repeatedlyMake intangible benefit more tangiblePrivacy!Confidentiality!Security!Questions?Now(or Later):Laura.202-502-7402