In episode 48, Michael & Dan discuss measuring school quality with Jack Schneider.
Take a listen & you’ll learn that the ‘perception gap’ isn’t just your perception of clothes purchased at the Gap versus what they actually look like.
Books, articles, lessons, and other amazing resources
- Jack Schneider, Rebecca Jacobsen, Rachel White, and Hunter Gehlbach, “The (Mis)measure of Schools: How Data Affect Stakeholder Knowledge and Perceptions of Quality,” Teachers College Record (June 2018)
- Check out the Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment
- Make sure to check out Jack’s podcast that he hosts with journalist Jennifer Berkshire called HaveYouHeard!
Contact
Jack Schneider is an Assistant Professor at Holy Cross, co-hosts the podcast HaveYouHeard and is the Director of Research at the Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment. Check out his research on his webpage at Holy Cross, follow him on Twitter, and, of course, subscribe to his podcast HaveYouHeard!
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