The average effect across all four behavior outcome measures in the Page & D'Agostino study is positive and statistically significant (effect size 0.40)¶
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q2 i2 The WWC-computed domain average effect size for behavior was 0.40, statistically significant, corresponding to an average improvement index of +16 percentile points (range +10 to +23). → What Works Clearinghouse 2006
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What Works Clearinghouse 2006¶
What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education. (2006). WWC Intervention Report: Connect with Kids. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/104
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WWC calculations across the four student survey outcomes in the quasi-experimental study. Appendix A3 reports a domain average effect size of 0.40, statistically significant, and an average improvement index for behavior of +16 percentile points.
"The average effect across all four outcome measures was positive and statistically significant."
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The average effect across all four behavior outcome measures in the Page & D'Agostino study is positive and statistically significant (effect size 0.40) |
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The average effect across all four behavior outcome measures in the Page & D'Agostino study is positive and statistically significant (effect size 0.40) |
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