Newcomer EL students using BrainPOP ESL showed no statistically significant Lexile growth, and results lacked a comparison group¶

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q2 i? Overall Lexile change of 7.7 points from pre- to post-assessment was not statistically significant (p = 0.806), and without a comparison group the impact of BrainPOP ESL could not be determined. → Luke 2017

Evidence¶

Luke 2017¶

Luke, Christina C.; Gibson, Sierra; Francisco, Aubrey T. (2017). Rapid Cycle Pilots: Using Edtech to Support English Learners. Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/383e02ba-587a-4192-be68-175543798661 doi:10.51388/20.500.12265/26

q2 · i? · design · r2

Vista pre-post analysis of the Renaissance STAR benchmark assessment (Lexile scores) for the 58 of 205 pilot students with valid pre/post scores and usage data — roughly one quarter of participants. No comparison group was used.

"Overall, there was a slight increase of 7.7 points from the pre- to post-assessment in the EL students' Lexile scores, though this change was not statistically significant (p = 0.806, see Figure 3)"

Discussion¶

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