Summer credit recovery shows suggestive evidence of positive effects on English proficiency for newcomer ELs¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The study finds suggestive, not conclusive, evidence that summer credit recovery positively affects English proficiency among newcomer English learners. → Angela Johnson 2019

Evidence¶

Angela Johnson 2019¶

Angela Johnson. (2019). Summer credit recovery impact on newcomer English Learners. American Educational Research Journal. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/summer-credit-recovery-impact-on-newcomer-english-learners/

q2 · i? · causal · r?

Within the difference-in-differences-in-differences analysis of the large urban California district's student-level data, the author states, "I also find suggestive evidence for positive effects on English proficiency." The article labels this evidence suggestive and prints no effect size.

"I also find suggestive evidence for positive effects on English proficiency."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• English-Learner Status — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Effects of summer credit recovery on 4- and 5-year graduation rates for newcomer ELs were imprecisely estimated — related
• The program's impact was estimated with a difference-in-differences-in-differences approach on student-level data from a large urban California district — related
• Summer credit recovery increased the number of math, English Language Arts, science, and social science classes taken by newcomer EL students — related