The number of students reporting deep engagement in algebra grew yearly, reaching 2,074 by 2019 and exceeding the network's aim of 2,019¶

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q2 i? Cumulative students reporting deep engagement reached 2,074 by 2019, exceeding the 2,019 aim, and 2,221 total by spring 2020. → Smith 2021

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Smith 2021¶

Smith, T. M., Walters, K., Griffin, M., Jones, W., Lennon, V., & Sanders, Z. (2021). The Better Math Teaching Network: Lessons Learned From a 5-Year Instructionally Focused NIC. American Institutes for Research & WestEd. https://www.bettermathteachingnetwork.org/

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Annual spring 14-item student survey of opportunities for deep engagement, scored Never (1) to Almost every class (5), with averages of 3 or higher counted as moderate evidence. "the cumulative number of students reached 2,074, exceeding the aim of 2,019 students"; 147 more added in spring 2020 for 2,221 total.

"The network added an increasing number of students who reported deep engagement in algebra in Years 1–3. By the end of 2019, the cumulative number of students reached 2,074, exceeding the aim of 2,019 students."

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Related Claims¶

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• Teachers' tested routines tended to focus on Justify in year one and most switched to a different deep-engagement area, most often Justify to Solve, in year two — related