No, in order to make the program as effective as possible for 9th graders, we've included customizations that would make it inappropriate for students who are not in that grade level.
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About Ascend
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Why Ascend
- What is Ascend?
- Does PERTS offer an Ascend demo?
- What’s the impact of Ascend?
- Student Reflections on Instructors Implementing Ascend
- Faculty Reflections on Implementing Ascend
- Use Ascend to Strengthen Your Teaching Portfolio
- Ascend Showcase, June 2022: Full Video
- Lessons from the LEARN Network, Spring 2022 - Spring 2023
- Who developed Ascend?
- Learning Conditions in Ascend
- Ascend Eligibility & Pricing
- Updates to Ascend
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Why 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
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Why Elevate
- What is Elevate?
- Does PERTS offer an Elevate demo?
- What’s the impact of Elevate?
- Student Reflections on Learning Conditions
- Teacher Reflections on Implementing Elevate
- Use Elevate to Strengthen Your Teaching Portfolio
- Elevate Showcase, October 2022: Full Video
- District Spotlight: San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Who developed Elevate?
- Learning Conditions in Elevate
- Elevate Eligibility & Pricing
- Updates to Elevate
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Why Elevate
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Lead an Elevate Community
- Prepare to Facilitate an Elevate Community
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Support Elevate Community Members
- How can I introduce Elevate to key stakeholders?
- Align Priorities for Coherence & Synergy
- How can I prepare teachers to implement Elevate?
- Best Practices for Elevate Community of Practice Facilitators
- Elevate Checklist for Teachers (Class Lead)
- Community of Practice Meeting Protocols
- Does PERTS facilitate Communities of Practice?
- Teachers Can Add Elevate Experience to Resume & LinkedIn
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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
- Orientation to the Surveys Page
- 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 know which individuals gave participants 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?
- When are reports generated?
- How do I access, share, and save reports?
- How can I access reports from a previous year?
- What does "rated positively" mean?
- What does “basic needs security” mean in Ascend?
- In Focal Group counts, what does “in some classes/groups” mean?
- How do I see results for each survey?
- How can I access raw, student-level survey response data?
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How to Read Your Reports
- How to Use Communication Fidelity
- How to Use the Student Experience Overview
- How to Use Learning Condition Trends
- How to Use Detailed Results by Survey
- How to Use Detailed Results by Subpopulation
- How to Use Participation by Subpopulation
- How to Use Focal Group Summary in Community Reports
- How to use Detailed Results by Community 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?
- How are responses to negatively worded questions displayed in reports?
- Are partial survey responses included in reports?
- What do we do with missing data (e.g., when a participant skips a survey)?
- A Class missed a survey. How does that affect our reports?
- How is the number of responses calculated?
- Data Disaggregation in Reports
- Report Troubleshooting
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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?
- 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?