Students completing the end-of-year survey reported favorable views of their relationships with math tutors and their sense of belonging in tutoring sessions¶

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q2 i? Students who completed the end-of-year survey reported favorable views about their relationship with their math tutors and their sense of belonging in their math tutoring sessions, on average. → Breyon Williams 2023

Evidence¶

Breyon Williams 2023¶

Breyon Williams, Connor Rooney, Gregory Chojnacki. (2023). Breakthrough Collaborative's Tutoring Program: Math Knowledge Gains and Participant Math Perceptions. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/math-knowledge-gains-and-math-perceptions-among-participants-of-the-breakthrough-collaborative

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Survey-based finding from student surveys administered throughout the school year in the Breakthrough tutoring pilot evaluation; the report states students "reported favorable views about their relationship with their math tutors" and belonging, on average. No effect size is printed.

"Students who completed the end-of-year survey reported favorable views about their relationship with their math tutors and their sense of belonging in their math tutoring sessions, on average."

Discussion¶

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