DCMP has positive effects on progressing in college, based on two studies meeting WWC standards¶

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q4 i1 Across two studies meeting WWC standards (11,163 students), DCMP shows strong evidence of a positive effect on progressing in college, with an outcome average effect size of 0.19 and improvement index of +8. → wwc-domain-college

Evidence¶

wwc-domain-college¶

What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (2021, June). Dana Center Mathematics Pathways. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/718.

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WWC synthesis of two studies (Rutschow et al., 2019; Schudde & Keisler, 2019) reporting college-level math credits earned and college-level credits earned; the outcome average effect size is 0.19 and the improvement index is +8 percentile points.

"The effectiveness rating for progressing in college is positive effects, indicating strong evidence of a positive effect with no overriding contrary evidence. These findings are based on 11,163 students."

Discussion¶

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