A large-scale, rigorous study compared four elementary math curricula's effects on achievement across two years, first through second grade¶

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q2 i? The study examined how four math curricula affect achievement across two years, from first through second grades, and was prepared for the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. → Agodini 2013

q2 i? The study was a large-scale, rigorous evaluation of how four math curricula affected achievement from first through second grades. → Agodini 2013

Evidence¶

Agodini 2013¶

Agodini, R., Harris, B., Seftor, N., Remillard, J., & Thomas, M. (2013). After Two Years, Three Elementary Math Curricula Outperform a Fourth (In Focus Brief). Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/after-two-years-three-elementary-math-curricula-outperform-a-fourth-infocus-brief

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The abstract describes the associated evaluation as "a large-scale, rigorous study" of four curricula across grades 1–2, conducted under the project "Evaluation of Mathematics Curricula" (time frame 2005–2013) for the Institute of Education Sciences.

"a large-scale, rigorous study examining how four math curricula affect achievement across two years—from first through second grades"

Discussion¶

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