In July 2020, PERTS merged the Engagement Project and Elevate into a single program that combines and builds on the best of each. The current program, still centered on elevating student voice to enhance engagement, equity, and excellence, is called Elevate. Learn more about the merge at perts.net/engage and sign up for Elevate at perts.net/elevate.
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About Ascend
- Why Ascend
- Learning Conditions in Ascend
- Ascend Eligibility & Pricing
- Updates to Ascend
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Lead an Ascend Community
- Prepare to Facilitate an Ascend Community
- Support Ascend Community Members
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About Elevate
- Why Elevate
- Learning Conditions in Elevate
- Elevate Eligibility & Pricing
- Updates to Elevate
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Lead an Elevate Community
- Prepare to Facilitate an Elevate Community
- Support Elevate Community Members
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Privacy, Security & Terms of Use
- Policy & Terms
- Student Privacy & Confidentiality
- Educator Privacy & Communication
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Program Set Up & Participation Monitoring
- Registration
- Communities
- Members (People & Permissions)
- Classes, Groups, & Rosters
- Schedules
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Survey
- How do I administer the Ascend or Elevate survey to my students?
- What are participants asked on the survey?
- How can I be sure students understand the Elevate questions?
- Do the surveys collect any qualitative data?
- How can I preview the survey?
- Can I select a subset of survey questions or edit the questions?
- What accessibility features are available in the survey?
- Is the Elevate survey available in Spanish or other languages?
- Do participants experience survey fatigue?
- What if a participant completes the survey more than once in the same survey window?
- Help! A participant can't access the survey.
- Can a participant change their survey responses?
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Participation
- How do I maximize student participation in Ascend & Elevate?
- How do I maximize participation in Catalyze?
- What’s a good response rate?
- How do I obtain a more representative sample of survey respondents?
- How do I know which participants completed the survey?
- How do I check which individuals gave the survey?
- How to use the Community Participation Dashboard
- How to use the Network Participation Dashboard
- Networks
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Reports
- Use Your Report to Improve Learning Conditions
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Report Basics & Terminology
- What do reports include & who has permission to view them?
- How do I access, share, and save reports?
- What does "rated positively" mean, and why is it used?
- What does “structurally disadvantaged race” mean in the report tables and bar graphs?
- What does “high financial stress” mean in Ascend?
- For Focal Group counts, what do you mean by “in some classes”?
- How do I see results for each Survey Cycle?
- How can I access raw, student-level survey response data?
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How to Read Your Reports
- How to Use the Student Experience Overview
- How to Use the Equity Overview
- How to Use the Participation by Subpopulation Table
- How to Use the Survey Fidelity Table
- How to Use the Student Experience by Survey Graph
- How to Use the Results by Subpopulation Graph
- How to Use the Focal Group Summary in Community Reports
- How to Use the Student Experience by Community Table
- How to Use the Equity Summary by Community Table in Network Reports
- How do I interpret data in the exported .csv format from my Network report?
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Data Calculations in Reports
- How are data calculated in reports?
- Are partial survey responses included in reports?
- What do we do with missing data (e.g., when a participant skip a survey)?
- How is # of respondents calculated?
- How is percent participation calculated?
- How are responses to negatively worded questions displayed, where “agree” means participants are having a negative experience? (e.g. “Sometimes I feel like I don’t belong.”)
- A Class missed a survey. How does that affect our reports?
- Data Disaggregation in Reports
- Report Troubleshooting
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Updates
- Release Notes
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Growth Mindset for 9th Graders FAQ's
- About Growth Mindset for 9th Graders
- Registration
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Cost and Eligibility
- How much does Growth Mindset for 9th Graders cost?
- Does my school qualify for Growth Mindset for 9th Graders?
- Can my international school participate in Growth Mindset for 9th Graders?
- Can we administer Growth Mindset for 9th Graders to students who are not in 9th grade?
- Is there a minimum or maximum number of students that must participate in Growth Mindset for 9th Graders?
- Do we need IRB approval to participate in Growth Mindset for 9th Graders?
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Program Implementation
- What are the expectations of faculty/staff facilitating Growth Mindset for 9th Graders in their classes?
- How should schools describe Growth Mindset for 9th Graders to students?
- When can students participate in Growth Mindset for 9th Graders?
- Where are my participation codes for Growth Mindset for 9th Graders?
- Do students have to complete Growth Mindset for 9th Graders in one sitting?
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Data & Reports
- Can I get a list of students who have completed Growth Mindset for 9th Graders?
- Will I get a custom data report describing the impact of Growth Mindset for 9th Graders at my school?
- Why didn’t I receive an impact report for Growth Mindset for 9th Graders?
- What type of data does PERTS collect for Growth Mindset for 9th Graders and why?
- Do schools participating in Growth Mindset for 9th Graders have to provide PERTS with follow-up data?
- Can I use data from Growth Mindset for 9th Grades for my research?
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Growth Mindset for College Students FAQ's
- About Growth Mindset for College Students
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Registration
- How do I register to use Growth Mindset for College Students?
- Do I have to register for Growth Mindset for College Students every year?
- How do I change my school’s liaison for Growth Mindset for College Students?
- After I’ve created a Growth Mindset for College Students account, how do I sign back into my Dashboard?
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Cost and Eligibility
- How much does this program cost?
- Does my college qualify for Growth Mindset for College Students?
- Can my international school participate in Growth Mindset for College Students?
- Can we administer Growth Mindset for College Students to students in a graduate or professional program at my college?
- Can we administer Growth Mindset for College Students to students who are not in college?
- Is there a minimum or maximum number of students that must participate in Growth Mindset for College Students?
- Do we need IRB approval to participate in Growth Mindset for College Students?
- Can we implement both Social-Belonging and Growth Mindset for College Students?
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Program Implementation
- What are expectations of faculty/staff facilitating Growth Mindset for College Students with students in their classes?
- How should schools describe Growth Mindset for College Students to students?
- When can students participate in Growth Mindset for College Students?
- Where is my college’s participation code for Growth Mindset for College Students?
- Do students have to complete Growth Mindset for College Students in one sitting?
- Should we provide students incentives to participate in Growth Mindset for College Students (e.g. a $5 gift card, entry to a raffle)?
- How do I know a student has given me a valid completion code for Growth Mindset for College Students?
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Data & Reports
- Can I get a list of students who have completed Growth Mindset for College Students?
- Will I get a custom data report describing the impact of Growth Mindset for College Students at my college?
- Why didn’t I receive an impact report for Growth Mindset for College Students?
- What type of data does PERTS collect for Growth Mindset for College Students and why?
- Do colleges participating in Growth Mindset for College Students have to provide PERTS with follow-up data?
- Can I use data from Growth Mindset for College Students for my research?
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Social-Belonging for College Students FAQ's
- About Social-Belonging for College Students
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Registration
- How do I register to use Social-Belonging for College Students?
- Do I have to register for Social-Belonging for College Students every year?
- How do I change my school’s liaison for Social-Belonging for College Students?
- After I’ve created a Social-Belonging for College Students account, how do I sign back into my Dashboard?
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Cost and Eligibility
- How much does Social-Belonging for College Students cost?
- Does my college qualify for Social-Belonging for College Students?
- Can my international school participate in Social-Belonging for College Students?
- Can we administer Social-Belonging for College Students to students at two-year or community colleges?
- Can we administer Social-Belonging for College Students to students at women’s or men’s colleges (i.e. colleges that are not co-ed)?
- Can we administer Social-Belonging for College Students to 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year students at my college?
- Is there a minimum or maximum number of students that must participate in Social-Belonging for College Students?
- Do we need IRB approval to participate in Social-Belonging for College Students?
- Can I implement both Social-Belonging and Growth Mindset for College Students?
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Program Implementation
- How should colleges describe Social-Belonging for College to students?
- When should colleges offer Social-Belonging for College Students to students?
- When can students participate in Social-Belonging for College Students?
- Where is my college’s participation code for Social-Belonging for College Students?
- How do I know a student has given me a valid completion code for Social-Belonging for College Students?
- Do students have to complete Social-Belonging for College Students in one sitting?
- Should we provide students incentives to participate in Social-Belonging for College Students (e.g. a $5 gift card, entry to a raffle)?
- How should colleges invite students to participate in the Social-Belonging for College Students?
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Data & Reports
- Can I get a list of students who have completed Social-Belonging for College Students?
- Will I get a custom data report describing the impact of Social-Belonging for College Students at my college?
- Why didn’t I receive an impact report for Social-Belonging for College Students?
- What type of data does PERTS collect for Social-Belonging for College Students and why?
- Do colleges participating in Social-Belonging for College Students have to provide PERTS with follow-up data?
- Can I use data from Social-Belonging for College Students for my research?