BVI students in schools with more academic supports outperform on standardized math tests¶

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Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In a six-year longitudinal study, BVI students in schools with more academic supports consistently out-performed those in schools lacking robust support systems on standardized mathematics tests. → Steinbach 2022

Evidence¶

Steinbach 2022¶

Steinbach, S. (2022). Looking beyond vision: Supports for students who are blind or visually impaired in mathematics. NWEA. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/looking-beyond-vision-supports-for-students-who-are-blind-or-visually-impaired-in-mathematics/

q2 · i? · review · r2

The review reports, citing Giesen et al. (2012), a six-year longitudinal study finding that BVI students in schools with more academic supports "consistently out-performed" those in schools lacking robust support systems on standardized mathematics tests. No effect size printed.

"In a six-year longitudinal study, they discovered that BVIs in schools with more academic supports consistently out-performed on standardized tests for mathematics than those in schools lacking such robust support systems."

Discussion¶

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