In an RCT, DCMP significantly increased completion of the developmental math sequence and passing of college-level math¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r3 · q4 · i2 medium
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q4 i2 In the Rutschow et al. (2019) randomized controlled trial (1,411 students), DCMP significantly increased completion of the developmental math sequence (57.00% vs. 33.50%, effect size 0.59) and ever passing a college-level math class (25.30% vs. 18.50%, effect size 0.24). → rutschow-rct

Evidence¶

rutschow-rct¶

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.

q4 · i2 · causal · r3

Randomized controlled trial with low attrition across four Texas community colleges; 856 students randomly assigned to DCMP and 555 to standard developmental math, outcomes from administrative records with no attrition; effect size 0.59, p < .01.

"Completed developmental math sequence (%) (Rutschow et al, 2019)a Full sample 1,411 57.00 33.50 23.50 0.59 +22 <.01"

Discussion¶

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