Developing and Validating a Novel Anonymous Method for Matching Longitudinal School-Based Data

Autor/inn/en	Agley, Jon; Tidd, David; Jun, Mikyoung; Eldridge, Lori; Xiao, Yunyu; Sussman, Steve; Jayawardene, Wasantha; Agley, Daniel; Gassman, Ruth; Dickinson, Stephanie L.
Titel	Developing and Validating a Novel Anonymous Method for Matching Longitudinal School-Based Data
Quelle	In: Educational and Psychological Measurement, 81 (2021) 1, S.90-109 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Agley, Jon)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1644
DOI	10.1177/0013164420938457
Schlagwörter	Data Analysis; Longitudinal Studies; Data Collection; Intervention; Ethics; Standards; Evaluation Methods; Academic Achievement; Grade 4; Grade 7; Grade 10; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; High School Students; Pretests Posttests; Information Security; Student Characteristics; Scores; ACT Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Auswertung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Data capture; Datensammlung; Ethik; Standard; Schulleistung; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	Prospective longitudinal data collection is an important way for researchers and evaluators to assess change. In school-based settings, for low-risk and/or likely-beneficial interventions or surveys, data quality and ethical standards are both arguably stronger when using a waiver of parental consent--but doing so often requires the use of anonymous data collection methods. The standard solution to this problem has been the use of a self-generated identification code. However, such codes often incorporate personalized elements (e.g., birth month, middle initial) that, even when meeting the technical standard for anonymity, may raise concerns among both youth participants and their parents, potentially altering willingness to participate, response quality, or generating outrage. There may be value, therefore, in developing a self-generated identification code and matching approach that not only is technically anonymous but also appears anonymous to a research-naive individual. This article provides a proof of concept for a novel matching approach for school-based longitudinal data collection that potentially accomplishes this goal. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01