The brief compared pandemic achievement gains to pre-pandemic trends for students low- or high-achieving at the pandemic's start¶
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q1 i? The brief's second main research question asked how achievement gains across the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic trends for students who were low- or high-achieving at the start of the pandemic. → Megan Kuhfeld 2022
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Megan Kuhfeld 2022¶
Megan Kuhfeld, Meredith Langi, Karyn Lewis. (2022). Technical appendix for: The widening achievement divide during COVID-19. NWEA Research. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/technical-appendix-for-the-widening-achievement-divide-during-covid-19/
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The appendix page prints the brief's second main research question verbatim, contrasting students 'who were low- or high-achieving at the start of the pandemic' against pre-pandemic trends. No result or statistic for this question appears on the page.
"How do achievement gains across the pandemic compare to pre-pandemic trends for students who were low- or high-achieving at the start of the pandemic?"
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Related Claims¶
- The 2021-22 study investigated whether achievement gains across the 2021-22 school year compared to pre-pandemic trends and whether there were initial signs of rebounding or recovery. — related
- The 2021-22 study investigated how student achievement in spring 2022 compared to pre-pandemic levels. — related
- The achievement divide between high and low achievers widened significantly over the last two years of the pandemic — related
- Reading and math achievement gains in 2021-22 paralleled pre-pandemic trends in many grades, with stronger rebounding in math and among younger students — a broader claim this one bears on
- The brief investigated the degree to which students' reading and math test scores became more variable as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic — related
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The brief compared pandemic achievement gains to pre-pandemic trends for students low- or high-achieving at the pandemic's start |
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The brief compared pandemic achievement gains to pre-pandemic trends for students low- or high-achieving at the pandemic's start |
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