Large-scale longitudinal study measures middle school academic trajectories relative to college readiness benchmarks for more than 360,000 US students¶
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q2 i? Math and reading college readiness benchmarks were applied to longitudinal national data covering more than 360,000 students to identify middle grades academic trajectories. → Angela Johnson 2021
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Angela Johnson 2021¶
Angela Johnson, Megan Kuhfeld, Greg King. (2021). Measuring middle school achievement trajectories for college readiness. Educational Policy. https://doi.org/10.1177/08959048211006833
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Nationwide longitudinal observational study described in the abstract: math and reading college readiness benchmarks were applied to data for "more than 360,000 students across the nation" to identify middle grades trajectories. No effect sizes reported at this scope level.
"We apply math and reading college readiness benchmarks to rich longitudinal data for more than 360,000 students across the nation."
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Related Claims¶
- Student-level and school-level demographic characteristics significantly predict middle school academic trajectories toward college readiness — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Middle school on-track status for college readiness is stable for most students across grades 6 to 8 — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Higher proportions of Black and Hispanic students than White and Asian students are off-track for college readiness throughout middle school — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Most high-achieving middle schoolers were on track for college readiness, but students in wealthy schools were more often on track than those in poor schools — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Being male, Black, or Hispanic and changing schools predict lower odds of moving on-track; the reading findings are qualitatively similar — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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Large-scale longitudinal study measures middle school academic trajectories relative to college readiness benchmarks for more than 360,000 US students |
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Large-scale longitudinal study measures middle school academic trajectories relative to college readiness benchmarks for more than 360,000 US students |
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2021 |
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