Operationalizing and Measuring Personalized Learning in K-12 Schools: Development and Implementation of an Innovation Configuration Map

Authors

  • Heather E Arrowsmith Western Kentucky University
  • Gary W Houchens Western Kentucky University
  • Trudy-Ann Crossbourne-Richards Western Kentucky University
  • Jenni L Redifer Western Kentucky University http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9338-6381
  • Jie Zhang University of Houston
  • Antony D Norman Western Kentucky University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22230/ijepl.2021v17n3a977

Keywords:

Personalized learning, Instrument development, Program evaluation

Abstract

In 2012, the United States Department of Education announced the Race to the Top-District grants. One joint award was made to two large educational cooperatives in the same state that together represented 111 mostly rural schools in 22 districts. One of the grant’s identified four essential projects was the implementation of personalized learning. This article describes how the grant’s external evaluation team worked with grantee leadership and school districts to operationalize personalized learning and then develop and implement Innovation Configuration Maps to measure school-level personalized learning environments. Developmental steps, adoption processes, and preliminary school-level results are reported.

Author Biographies

Heather E Arrowsmith, Western Kentucky University

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Educational Leadership Doctoral Program

Gary W Houchens, Western Kentucky University

Professor

Education Administration, Leadership, and Research

Trudy-Ann Crossbourne-Richards, Western Kentucky University

Educational Leadership Doctoral Program

Jenni L Redifer, Western Kentucky University

Associate Professor

Psychology

Jie Zhang, University of Houston

Associate Professor

Curriculum & Instruction

Antony D Norman, Western Kentucky University

Professor & Associate Dean for Retention, Persistence, and Degree Completion

College of Education & Behavioral Sciences

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Published

2021-05-13

How to Cite

Arrowsmith, H. E., Houchens, G. W., Crossbourne-Richards, T.-A., Redifer, J. L., Zhang, J., & Norman, A. D. (2021). Operationalizing and Measuring Personalized Learning in K-12 Schools: Development and Implementation of an Innovation Configuration Map. International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 17(3), 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.22230/ijepl.2021v17n3a977