Year 3 students in low-ICSEA schools achieved significantly less mathematics growth in 2020, equivalent to two months less than the 2019 cohort¶
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q3 i0 Year 3 students in low-ICSEA schools (ICSEA < 950) achieved significantly less growth in mathematics in 2020 relative to 2019 (d = -0.16, p = 0.0331), equivalent to two months less growth. → Gore 2021
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Gore 2021¶
Gore, J., Miller, A., Fray, L., Harris, J., & Prieto, E. (2021). The impact of COVID-19 on student learning in New South Wales primary schools: an empirical study. The Australian Educational Researcher, 48, 605-637. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-021-00436-w
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Linear mixed models with matched ICSEA subgroups found Year 3 low-ICSEA students' 2020 mathematics growth was significantly lower than 2019 (d = -0.16, 95% CI = -0.31, -0.01, p = 0.0331). The study reports this as "equivalent to two months" less growth using EEF standards.
"Year 3 students in low-ICSEA schools (ICESA < 950) achieved significantly less growth, equivalent to two months, in mathematics relative to the 2019 cohort (d = -0.16; 95% CI = -0.31, -0.01; p = 0.0331)"
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Related Claims¶
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- No significant differences in achievement growth were identified for Indigenous students between 2019 and 2020 cohorts — related
- Year 3 students in mid-ICSEA schools achieved two months additional mathematics growth in 2020 compared with 2019 — related
- Year 3 regional students in mid-ICSEA schools demonstrated three months additional reading growth in 2020 compared with 2019 — related
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Year 3 students in low-ICSEA schools achieved significantly less mathematics growth in 2020, equivalent to two months less than the 2019 cohort |
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Year 3 students in low-ICSEA schools achieved significantly less mathematics growth in 2020, equivalent to two months less than the 2019 cohort |
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