CSC/CDP shows no discernible effects on academic achievement¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2007 · checked against its sources 2026-10-17 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The academic achievement domain average improvement index was +4 percentile points (range –8 to +16), with a no discernible effects rating. → What Works Clearinghouse 2007

Evidence¶

What Works Clearinghouse 2007¶

What Works Clearinghouse. (2007). Caring School Community™ WWC Intervention Report, Character Education. U.S. Department of Education. http://www.devstu.org/csrd/cdp_index.html

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

WWC synthesis across the two CDP studies for academic achievement, reporting "The average improvement index for academic achievement is +4 percentile points." The average effect size was neither statistically significant nor large enough (at least 0.25) to be substantively important by WWC criteria.

"The average improvement index for academic achievement is +4 percentile points, with a range of –8 to +16 percentile points."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Positive Action has positive effects on elementary school students' behavior, with a WWC domain average effect size of 0.51 and an improvement index of +19 percentile points — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
• CSC/CDP shows no discernible effects on knowledge, attitudes, and values — related
• The Child Development Project/CSC shows potentially positive effects on student behavior, with an average improvement index of +8 percentile points — related
• Improvement indices favor Lessons in Character across all three outcome domains, largest for academic achievement — related
• Growth Mindset interventions have potentially positive effects on postsecondary academic achievement (improvement index +13) — related