Students earn significantly higher grades in the Discovery program than in their regular classroom work¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Students' cumulative Discovery grades were significantly higher than their cumulative classroom grades (p < 0.0001). → Davenport Huyer 2020

Evidence¶

Davenport Huyer 2020¶

Davenport Huyer, L., Callaghan, N. I., Dicks, S., Scherer, E., Shukalyuk, A. I., Jou, M. & Kilkenny, D. (2020). Enhancing senior high school student engagement and academic performance using an inclusive and scalable inquiry-based program. npj Science of Learning 5:17. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-020-00076-2

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Paired comparison of teacher-assigned grades for 268 student-term instances over five terms, comparing cumulative Discovery grade with final course grade with the Discovery contribution removed, showing students performed "significantly higher in their cumulative Discovery grade" (p < 0.0001).

"Students performed significantly higher in their cumulative Discovery grade than in their cumulative classroom grade ( final course grade less the Discovery contribution; p < 0.0001)."

Davenport Huyer 2020 (2)¶

Davenport Huyer, L., Callaghan, N. I., Dicks, S., Scherer, E., Shukalyuk, A. I., Jou, M. & Kilkenny, D. (2020). Enhancing senior high school student engagement and academic performance using an inclusive and scalable inquiry-based program. npj Science of Learning 5:17. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-020-00076-2

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Analysis of the full five-term dataset (268 instances) found a highly significant correlation (p < 0.0001) between combined Discovery deliverable grades and final course grade, indicating the two measures track together despite the overall differential.

"Nevertheless, there was a highly signi ficant correlation ( p < 0.0001) observed between the grade representing combined Discovery deliverables and the final course grade (Fig. 2a)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• An 'Exceeds Expectations' cohort with lower course grades significantly outperformed classmates on Discovery deliverables — related
• Students who participate in the program across multiple terms improve their Discovery grades over time — related
• Attendance patterns indicate students were substantially more engaged in Discovery sessions than in regular classes — related
• The grade-differential pattern replicated in a second school of nominally higher socioeconomic status over two terms — related