| Author(s) | Christoph Weber, Christoph Helm, David Kemethofer |
| Institution(s) | University of Education Upper Austria, Johannes-Kepler-University Linz, Private University of Education Diocese Linz |
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| Theoretical framework/approach | The W3 study, launched in 2018, is concerned with the use of the learning progress assessment tool www.quop.de for instructional development at the primary level. According to the design of the W3-study, children's performance data are continuously collected from the beginning of grade 1 to grade 4 (quop tests, additional surveys). In a supplemental study, data on parental involvement in distance schooling and children's learning during the lockdown in the spring of 2020 were collected. The assessment of parental involvement draws on Deci and Ryan's self-determination theory. |
| Research questions | The parent survey focuses on the following questions: How do parents perceive and manage distance learning? How do parents act in supporting their children in learning for school? By combining parent survey data with longitudinal reading achievement data, the following questions will be explored: Do achievement gaps widen in lockdown? Do social and or ethnic disparities in achievement widen? What role does parental support play in learning progress during lockdown? |
| Themes / topics | Distance learning, learning progress, educational inequalities, parental involvement.
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| Methods | Quantitative panel study |
| Analytic Appraoch | Causal |
| Desig of data collection | Panel design. Ongoing assessment of children’s achievement through learning progress assessment www.quop.de and additional tests (ELFE II, FIPS). Parent surveys (paper-pencil), teacher surveys (online and paper-pencil). |
| Time(s) of data collection | Parent surveys in summer 2019 and summer 2020; Baseline tests 1st grade in November to January 2018; Ongoing learning progress assessments (quop). Post-lockdown reading test in June 2020. |
| Kind of sampling, kind and number of sample | Convenience sample (teachers volunteered to participate with their classes). In the 1st Corona school year (2019/20), 37 teachers and 579 2nd grade students participated in the project. In addition, 281 parent questionnaires were returned. |
| Geographical area | Upper Austria |
| Publication(s) | Weber, C., Kemethofer, D., & Helm, C. (2020). Wir Wollen’s Wissen! – Wie es um die Kompetenzen unserer Schüler/innen steht. SchulVerwaltung spezial(4), 175-176. |
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| Further information | Längsschnitt, Leistungsdaten |
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| Repository | Factsheet |