On study habits, grit, and promotion to tenth grade, charter students performed similarly to or slightly below comparable non-charter students, with the promotion gap possibly reflecting charters' higher promotion requirements¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q3
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Subclaims¶

q3 i? On survey measures of study habits and grit, charter students scored at comparable levels to similar non-charter students. → Gwynne 2017 q3 i? Charter students' promotion rates to tenth grade within one year were around 2 percentage points lower than similar non-charter students, possibly due to charter schools' typically higher promotion requirements. → Gwynne 2017 (2)

Evidence¶

Gwynne 2017¶

Gwynne, J.A., & Moore, P.T. (2017). Chicago's charter high schools: Organizational features, enrollment, school transfers, and student performance. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. http://cps.edu/NewSchools/Pages/RFP2017.aspx

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Chapter 5 regression-controlled survey analysis in the primary sample of first-time ninth-graders (2010-13), finding no charter advantage on study habits and grit after controlling for incoming skills and background characteristics.

"For example, on survey measures of study habits and grit, charter school students scored at comparable levels as similar students in non-charter schools."

Gwynne 2017 (2)¶

Gwynne, J.A., & Moore, P.T. (2017). Chicago's charter high schools: Organizational features, enrollment, school transfers, and student performance. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. http://cps.edu/NewSchools/Pages/RFP2017.aspx

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Chapter 5 analysis of on-time promotion to tenth grade in the primary sample, showing charter students around 2 percentage points lower; the report attributes this possibly to charter schools' higher promotion requirements rather than weaker student performance.

"Their promotion rates to tenth grade within one year of enter- ing high school—a proxy for whether students are likely to graduate from high school within four years—were around 2 percentage points lower than similar students in non-charter high schools; however, this difference may have been due to charter schools typically having more requirements for promotion than non-charter schools."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Personality Traits — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Charter high school students had comparable high school graduation but much higher four-year college enrollment, selective-college enrollment, and four-semester college completion than comparable non-charter students — related
• Chicago charter high school teachers report leadership perceptions similar to non-charter peers but higher trust and collective responsibility among colleagues, and their schools differ most in future preparation: more promotion/graduation requirements, innovative instruction, and college-going emphasis — related
• Charter high school students had better attendance and test scores than comparable non-charter students, controlling for incoming characteristics — related
• Most CPS charter high schools enrolled students with eighth-grade test scores similar to or lower than their neighborhood feeder pools but with higher eighth-grade attendance — related
• After two years, fewer graduates attended career academies and neighborhood high schools and more attended charter schools; these shifts were no different from comparison schools — related