USBE190042MA
Data Recipient(s)
- Dr. Richard Sudweeks
- David Simpson
Start and End Dates
Original starting date: 05/01/2020
Current end date: 08/31/2020
Agreement Type
Research Data Sharing Agreement
Description
Purpose
The purpose of this external research sharing agreement between the Utah State Board
of Education and Dr. Richard Sudweeks and David Simpson is to illustrate the value
of the nonparametric difference score and nonparametric hierarchical linear modeling
approaches to analyzing academic growth in state test data that has not been vertically
scaled.
Legal Authority
34 CFR § 99.31(a)(6) and 20 U.S. Code § 1232g(b). This data sharing is permitted under the “Studies Exception” of the Family Education
Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
Justification
- Utah State Board of Education Decision
Approval
Original Agreement
Approved by: Utah State Board of Education
Approval Date: 06/07/2020
Data
Data Type
De-identified student-level data
Data Shared
Data shared included requested data points for a study of the value of the nonparametric
difference score and nonparametric hierarchical linear modeling approaches to analyzing
academic growth in state test data that has not been vertically scaled. Data requested
included: