CPS learning gains were consistently higher in all grades in 1996 than in 1994, but 1999 gains declined slightly relative to 1997 in all grades except third, suggesting productivity gains may have peaked¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2000 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Gains in all grades were consistently higher in 1996 than in 1994, indicating broad-based improvement in academic productivity in CPS elementary schools in that period. → John Q. Easton 2000 q2 i? The 1999 gains declined slightly in comparison to the 1997 gains in all but third grade, suggesting gains in productivity may have peaked, though the average fifth-grade math gain rose from 0.93 GEs in 1995 to 1.02 GEs in 1999. → John Q. Easton 2000 (2)

Evidence¶

John Q. Easton 2000¶

John Q. Easton, Todd Rosenkranz, Anthony S. Bryk, Brian A. Jacob, Stuart Luppescu, Melissa Roderick. (2000). Annual CPS Test Trend Review, 1999. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Annual+CPS+Test+Trend+Review+1999

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Descriptive analysis of year-to-year ITBS gain scores in grade equivalents across grades 3-8 (Part 3, Figure 4, Table E), comparing only directly comparable form sequences. The brief reports "consistently higher gains in all grades in 1996 than in 1994." No effect size is printed.

"Figure 4 documents consistently higher gains in all grades in 1996 than in 1994, indicating a broad-based improvement in academic productivity in CPS elementary schools in this period of time."

John Q. Easton 2000 (2)¶

John Q. Easton, Todd Rosenkranz, Anthony S. Bryk, Brian A. Jacob, Stuart Luppescu, Melissa Roderick. (2000). Annual CPS Test Trend Review, 1999. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Annual+CPS+Test+Trend+Review+1999

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Descriptive comparison of 1997 and 1999 gain scores (Part 3, Table E), both computed from the L-to-M form pattern so directly comparable. The brief reports 1999 gains "declined slightly in comparison to the 1997 gains in all but third grade." No effect size is printed.

"the 1999 gains declined slightly in comparison to the 1997 gains in all but third grade. This suggests the possibility that gains in productivity in CPS may have peaked, though they are higher now than they were earlier."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• CPS academic productivity gains peaked in 1997, with 1999 gains uniformly lower than 1997 gains at all grades — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• CPS elementary school productivity improvements stalled after 1997, with no evidence of significant productivity growth since then — related
• CPS elementary ITBS scores improved across the 1990s in both reading and math for all age groups, but trend gains flattened after 1998 — related
• Standardized test scores change so slowly that even schools making exceptional gains may appear stagnant — related
• Third grade is the notable exception where retained students did not make smaller gains, likely due to the ITBS Level 8 to Level 9 test format change — related
• Grouping students by age instead of grade is a viable alternative for tracking ITBS score trends, mirroring the grade-group findings — related
• ITBS test form progression systematically influences eighth-grade math gain scores, with Form L-to-M years showing the largest gains and Form K-to-L years the smallest — related
• SWPBIS training showed no significant effect on school-level third- and fifth-grade math and reading proficiency gains — related