What are our methods?
Method and duration
We gathered data of the school improvement capacity of primary schools and the learning development of pupils of the 5th grade using innovative research methods:
Method | Duration | |
1 online questionnaire for teachers and specialists and social network analysis | approx. 40 minutes | |
3 online surveys of vocational activities of teachers and specialists over the course of 1 week, with a logbook accessible from a smart phone | 5–10 minutes per day | |
3 questionnaires for pupils | 1 session each | |
2 Mathematics performance tests for pupils | 1 session each | |
Qualitative case studies in 9 primary schools. Per school:
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1 hour per interview |
All surveys were coordinated with the schools individually. All interviews and surveys with pupils were facilitated by the project team. Interviews were anonymised in such a way that neither the pupil nor the school are identifiable.
Quotes by teachers
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These quotes are taken from participants in schools that collaborated in the 2017 SIC pilot project.