Average fall 2021 math scores in Grades 3–8 were .20–.27 SD lower than same-grade peers' fall 2019 scores¶

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q3 i? Math achievement in Grades 3–8 in fall 2021 declined by .20–.27 SD relative to fall 2019 same-grade peers; the article prints this SD decline but no standardized effect-size statistic, so no magnitude code is assigned. → Megan Kuhfeld 2022

Evidence¶

Megan Kuhfeld 2022¶

Megan Kuhfeld, James Soland, Karyn Lewis. (2022). Test score patterns across three COVID-19-impacted school years. Educational Researcher. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X221109178

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Large-scale observational analysis of test scores from 5.4 million U.S. students in Grades 3–8 tracking pandemic achievement changes; the study reports math scores were ".20–.27 standard deviation (SD) lower" relative to fall 2019 same-grade peers, with no further effect-size statistic printed.

"Average math test scores in the fall of 2021 in Grades 3–8 were .20–.27 standard deviation (SD) lower relative to same-grade peers in the fall of 2019"

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