The study is the largest experimental-design study of multiple math curricula, covering 110 schools with this report based on the first cohort of 39 schools¶

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q3 i? The federal evaluation of early math curricula is described as the largest study of its kind using an experimental design, with 110 schools in total and this report covering the first cohort of 39 schools from the 2006-2007 school year. → Agodini 2009

Evidence¶

Agodini 2009¶

Agodini, R., Harris, B., Atkins-Burnett, S., Heaviside, S., Novak, T., & Murphy, R. (2009). Achievement Effects of Four Early Elementary School Math Curricula: Findings from First Graders in 39 Schools. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/achievement-effects-of-four-early-elementary-school-math-curricula-findings-from-first-graders-in-39-schools

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Descriptive statement about the study's scale and design: a large-scale federal experimental study of four early math programs, with "a total of 110 schools" and this report covering the first cohort of 39 schools beginning in 2006-2007.

"The study, the largest of its kind ever to use an experimental design to study a variety of math curricula, includes a total of 110 schools. This report is based on the first cohort of 39 schools that began study participation during the 2006-2007 school year."

Discussion¶

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