What are the details of the SAT Bootcamp study?

Research Study Purpose

The purpose of this research study is to understand the effectiveness of tutoring techniques and the impact of peer tutoring as a whole. The study will be conducted so as not to identify learners, students or their parents other than by individuals of College Board, Stanford and other academic researchers, and Schoolhouse that have legitimate interests in the information.

Research Tasks and Participation

As part of this study, learners will be asked to complete SAT practice tests and attend peer tutoring sessions. Volunteer tutors will be asked to lead tutoring sessions. In addition, participants may be asked to complete occasional surveys, short exercises, and participate in focus groups about their feelings toward the SAT tutoring. Participation in these bootcamps is voluntary, and you can stop at any time.

Use of AI

As part of this study, you may be exposed to tools powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). These tools support both learners and tutors, and are described in more detail here. As part of this study, Stanford researchers are studying the impact of these AI tools on improving the overall tutoring experience.

Data Sharing and Privacy

In this study, you will not be evaluated on your responses to any of the study tasks. Your responses will be confidential and this program will not be linked to future SAT scores or the college application process (unless you yourself choose to share your Schoolhouse experiences in your college applications).

As part of the study and in order to improve the bootcamps going forward, some of your data (e.g. survey data, practice test results, bootcamp attendance) will be securely shared with College Board, Stanford University and other academic researchers. This data will be used solely for the purposes of research and will be de-identified whenever possible. Aggregate or de-identified data may be shared through research publications or other presentations. If research results are made public, no personally identifiable information will be released without the user's (or their parent's) explicit permission.

Additionally, in order to study the effect of tutoring interactions on learning, Zoom audio, transcript, and chat data from tutoring sessions may be securely shared with College Board, Stanford University and other academic researchers. Once again, if shared in research publications or other presentations, this data will be de-identified and not include any personally identifiable information.

Opt-Out Process

Participation in SAT Bootcamps is voluntary, but if you choose to participate, you are also choosing to participate in the associated research study. Because the program was designed as part of research, there is no way to opt out of the research study or the general data sharing with research partners.

The one area where we are able to feasibly allow opting out is with the research recording sharing (i.e. Zoom audio, transcript, and chat data). While we hope that you do not opt out, as it will help to advance the College Board and Stanford's studies on the effectiveness of peer tutoring, we do allow this option.

If you would like to opt out of this particular research recording sharing with the College Board, Stanford, and other researchers, but still participate in an SAT Bootcamp, please ask your child to visit this page after creating an account.

Updated on: 12/07/2024