Believe and Prepare Survey Data Analyses and Use Coaching

In 2016, in response to a long-standing teacher shortage in the state, the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) established the Believe and Prepare teacher residency program. In summer 2019, REL Southwest worked with LDOE to develop and pilot surveys of resident teachers, mentor teachers, and principals participating in the Believe and Prepare program. To help LDOE evaluate the results of the 2019 pilot of the Believe and Prepare surveys, REL Southwest conducted a quality review of the survey item data and a psychometric analysis of the proposed scales over four coaching sessions. The project had three main goals: (1) evaluate and revise items in the three Believe and Prepare survey instruments, if necessary, based on the scale validation and single-item review; (2) help LDOE plan for the 2020-21 survey administration based on LDOE pilot experiences; and (3) work with LDOE on the analysis plan for the 2020–21 survey data, including variables or links to existing data to support nonresponse bias analysis and subgroup comparisons.

Related research partnership: Southwest Teacher Preparation and Professional Development

Resources

Session 1: Planning for the 2020 Data Collection

• Agenda (320 KB)
• Slide deck (4.6 MB)

Session 2: Data Quality Review and Psychometrics Analyses

• Agenda (311 KB)
• Survey Technical Memo (626 KB)

Session 3: Planning for the 2021 Data Collection

• Agenda (260 KB)

Session 4: Survey Closeout and Planning for Analyses

• Agenda (260 KB)
• Handout: Planning for Survey Data Analysis (479 KB)