The Ecree study examined teachers' and students' use of the tool and its impact on student and teacher outcomes during the 2021-2022 school year¶

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q1 i? A study of Ecree conducted during the 2021-2022 school year examined teachers' and students' use of the tool and the impact of Ecree on student and teacher outcomes. → Lindsay Fox 2023

Evidence¶

Lindsay Fox 2023¶

Lindsay Fox, Tareena Musaddiq, Sonia Pace. (2023). Study Methods for Briefs about Ecree Research Findings. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/study-methods-for-briefs-about-ecree-research-findings

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Descriptive statement of the study's scope from the methods summary itself, not a reported result. The Mathematica team, in collaboration with Ecree, designed a study of "teachers’ and students’ use of the tool" and of impacts on student and teacher outcomes during the 2021-2022 school year. No effect sizes are printed in this summary.

"designed and conducted the study to examine teachers’ and students’ use of the tool during the study and the impact of Ecree on student and teacher outcomes"

Discussion¶

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