Freshman OnTrack rates improved by as much as 3.25 percentage points more in high schools with strong 5Essentials Survey measures¶
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q2 i? High schools with strong measures improved Freshman OnTrack rates up to 3.25 percentage points more than schools with average measure scores. → Hart 2020
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Hart 2020¶
Hart, H., Young, C., Chen, A., Zou, A., & Allensworth, E.M. (2020). Supporting school improvement: Early findings from reexamination of the 5Essentials survey. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/supporting-school-improvement
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Results overview for the Freshman OnTrack outcome in CPS high schools, comparing schools with strong 5Essentials Survey measures (such as Collective Responsibility and School-Wide Future Orientation) to schools with average measure scores. An example notes a school strong in spring 2016 saw a 4 percentage point larger OnTrack increase by spring 2017, beyond what prior performance predicted.
"Similarly, Freshman OnTrack rates improved by as much as 3.25 percentage points more in high schools with strong 5Essentials Survey measures, compared to schools with average measure scores."
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Related Claims¶
- Elementary schools strong in three or more of the five essential supports were ten times more likely to substantially improve student math and reading scores (attributed to Bryk et al., 2010) — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
- 5Essentials Survey measures predict school improvement in elementary and high schools, but not all measures relate to all outcomes — a broader claim this one bears on
- Elementary GPA improved more in schools with strong 5Essentials Survey scores, a new outcome beyond the original validation — related
- Yearly high school attendance grew up to 3.55 percentage points more in schools with strong 5Essentials Survey measures than in schools with average scores — related
- Elementary attendance improved more in schools that were strong or growing on 5Essentials Survey measures, in both pooled and within-school models — related
- CPS Freshman OnTrack rates rose 25 percentage points, from 64 percent in 2003 to 89 percent in 2017 — related
- CPS Freshman OnTrack rates rose from 58 to 89 percent between 2007 and 2017 while graduation rates rose 19 percentage points — related
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Freshman OnTrack rates improved by as much as 3.25 percentage points more in high schools with strong 5Essentials Survey measures |
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Freshman OnTrack rates improved by as much as 3.25 percentage points more in high schools with strong 5Essentials Survey measures |
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