Overview

Problem & Solution

Bullying Statistics

30% of U.S. students have experienced bullying
70-80% are affected at some time by bullying
Effects last into adulthood

Our problem

Middle school is where the most frequent and severe bullying occurs today. Our project addresses the need for teachers and administrators to track and gain insight into bullying behavior trends in order to implement or refine current school policies to address bullying among middle school students.

Our solution

Our website-based tool empowers teachers and administrators to recognize bullying related behavior trends and create and evaluate effective solutions that expand solutions beyond simply punishing individual students and promote systemic, school wide changes and track their results.

Overall Trend

Enables teachers and administrators to gain insight into trends in negative student behavior Informs opportunities to intervene.

Policy monitor

Track effects of policy changes by adding a new policy and/or event and track how behavior in your school changes before and after the policy implement day.

Prototype

Digital Mockup

Task 1: Trend tracking

Manually identifying a potential trend to be tracked. Graphs depicting the frequency of similar incidents over time are shown. You may manually create graphs showing types of incidents to track, and the system will suggest potential trends as well. These graphs will help you decide if there is a trend in behavior you wish to address.

Task 2: Policy monitoring

Tracking effects of policy changes by adding a new policy and/or event and track how behavior in your school changes before and after the policy implement day.

Bonus: Tutorial

The tutorial brief the user on the functions of the design when operating for the first time. The content remains available through the help button throughout the design.