Not all students would benefit from improving the same competencies, suggesting an individualized approach to education may be preferable to a one-size-fits-all approach¶
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q2 i? The benefits of improving a given competency differ across students, so an individualized approach may be preferable to a one-size-fits-all approach. → John Deke 2006
Evidence¶
John Deke 2006¶
John Deke, Joshua Haimson. (2006). Expanding Beyond Academics: Who Benefits and How? Trends in Education Research, Issue Brief #2. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/expanding-beyond-academics-who-benefits-and-how
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The brief's stated conclusion from its analysis of competencies and later outcomes: "not all students would benefit from improving the same competencies." No subgroup effect sizes are printed on the page.
"It also concludes that not all students would benefit from improving the same competencies, suggesting that an individualized approach to education may be preferable to a "one-size-fits-all" approach."
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Related Claims¶
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Not all students would benefit from improving the same competencies, suggesting an individualized approach to education may be preferable to a one-size-fits-all approach |
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Not all students would benefit from improving the same competencies, suggesting an individualized approach to education may be preferable to a one-size-fits-all approach |
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