The Experience Corps program was found to be a low burden to teachers¶
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Evidence · 1 study · causalr?·q2
Currency · newest study 2009 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? The EC program was found to be a low burden to teachers. → Morrow-Howell 2009
Evidence¶
Morrow-Howell 2009¶
Morrow-Howell, N., Jonson-Reid, M., McCrary, S., Lee, Y., Spitznagel, E., Dwoyer, E., Sonnenfeld, K., & Sprachman, S. (2009). Evaluation of Experience Corps: Student Reading Outcomes. St. Louis, MO: Center for Social Development, Washington University. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/evaluation-of-experience-corps-student-reading-outcomes
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The report's summary states the program "was also found to be a low burden to teachers." The available text prints no measure, statistic, or effect size for this teacher-burden finding.
"at the same time, the program was also found to be a low burden to teachers"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Students receiving Experience Corps tutoring and mentorship showed significant improvements in reading and comprehension skills — related
- Experience Corps had grown to 23 sites with nearly 2,000 tutors serving approximately 20,000 students — related
- A funded evaluation of Experience Corps effects on student reading outcomes was conducted by Washington University's Center for Social Development — related
- ECED schools made somewhat greater gains on state tests than control schools (effect size +0.06) in a large two-year study — related
- Among third graders, Education Corps tutoring showed a positive but non-significant effect on the state End-of-Grade reading assessment (+0.13) — related
- Experience Corps showed significant differences on ECLAS in one study and on Woodcock Johnson Passage Comprehension in the other — related
- Education Corps high-dosage literacy tutoring raises end-of-year DIBELS Composite scores more than business-as-usual supports for below-benchmark K-3 students — related
- Education Corps tutoring effects are stronger for boys (+0.33) than for girls (near zero), attributed to girls benefiting more from Tier 1 instruction — related
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The Experience Corps program was found to be a low burden to teachers |
description |
The Experience Corps program was found to be a low burden to teachers |
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newest_evidence |
2009 |
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1 — morrow-howell-2009 |
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