About the Study - Virtual Algebra Study

STUDY TIMELINE literacyintervention.org

Fall 2007—final study plan approved, OMB package submitted.
Spring 2008—obtain OMB clearance, recruit schools.
Spring 2008—obtain school-defined eligible pool of students, recruit online teachers.
Summer 2008—train online teachers, conduct random assignment of schools.
Fall 2008—implement intervention, conduct classroom observations, collect Spring 2008 seventh-grade state assessment.
Winter 2009—conduct classroom observations.
Spring 2009—collect eighth-grade state mathematics assessment scores, eighth grade math course grades, administer math achievement assessment to all eighth grade students in participating schools.
Fall 2009—collect math and science course enrollments.
Spring 2010—collect course completion/grades/credit data from schools.
Fall 2010—collect math and science course enrollments, administer and collect PSAT scores.
Fall 2010–Winter 2011—conduct final analyses; prepare tables; draft, revise, and complete final report.
Winter 2011–Spring 2011—disseminate results.

The data collection schedule is shown in the table below.

Measures/ Data to Be Collected	Primary Purpose		Data Collection Schedule
Measures/ Data to Be Collected	Provide Context/ Covariates	Measure Outcomes	Spring 2008	Fall 2008	Winter 2009	Spring 2009	Fall 2009	Winter 2010	Spring 2010	Fall 2010
Seventh-grade state assessment scores	X		X
School characteristics	X		X
Observation protocols—online teacher training	X
Classroom materials	X			X	X
Eighth-grade posttest		X				X
Eighth-grade state mathematics assessment scores		X				X
Eighth-grade math course grades		X				X
Eighth-grade student survey	X	X				X
Eighth-grade math teacher survey	X					X
High school characteristics	X						X
Transcript data		X							X
Course enrollment data		X								X
PSAT scores		X								X