Average fall 2021 reading scores in Grades 3–8 were .09–.18 SD lower than same-grade peers' fall 2019 scores¶
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q3 i? Reading achievement in Grades 3–8 in fall 2021 declined by .09–.18 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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Same observational analysis of 5.4 million U.S. students in Grades 3–8 across the first two pandemic years; the study reports that "reading test scores decreased by .09–.18 SD" relative to fall 2019, with no further effect-size statistic printed.
"while reading test scores decreased by .09–.18 SD"
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Related Claims¶
- Average fall 2021 math scores in Grades 3–8 were .20–.27 SD lower than same-grade peers' fall 2019 scores — related
- Students in The Netherlands lost on average 3.16 percentile points (0.08 SD) in achievement during the 8-week COVID-19 lockdown — related
- Students in grades 3-8 made reading and math gains in 2020-21 but ended the year with lower achievement than in a typical year, with larger declines in math than in reading — related
- Learning deficits during the pandemic are larger in maths than in reading — related
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Average fall 2021 reading scores in Grades 3–8 were .09–.18 SD lower than same-grade peers' fall 2019 scores |
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Average fall 2021 reading scores in Grades 3–8 were .09–.18 SD lower than same-grade peers' fall 2019 scores |
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