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Qualitative observations can often also be useful, even if they can’t be relied upon as proof.
by borski 2y ago
Qualitative observations can often also be useful, even if they can’t be relied upon as proof.
- tootie 2y agoSure but not when there's a direct conflict of interest. I'd also wager he has loads of data on things like test scores and if he says there's nothing conclusive it likely means the data shows no change.
- borski 2y agoI’d wager he has less data than you think, and even less knowledge of how to analyze it. Like most local school programs, I can pretty much guarantee this was a “let’s see how it goes” and the success metrics were qualitative, not test scores. If students were more attentive, more enthusiastic, etc., those would not be numbers that you could report, but would absolutely be positive results.
- al_borland 2y agoIt could also be the students hide them better, because they aren't allowed to have them. When I visited one of our offices in India there was a phone ban. Employees were given a locker for their phone (and other stuff if they wanted), where the phone was to remain while they were in the work area. Being a visitor, I complied, but then quickly found out almost no one else did. They all secretly had their phones out doing whatever when the boss wasn't looking. I stopped locking mine up after a bit as well after seeing this.
- borski 2y agoThat’s possible, but harder to hide for students than employees. Employees are given, generally, a bit more trust than students are. At a lot of schools, students aren’t even allowed to leave for lunch.