Lied magnet students in grades 6-8 attempted and completed significantly more STEM credits than matched comparison students¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q2 · i3 large
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Subclaims¶

q2 i3 Lied treatment students in grade 6 attempted and completed just over one third more STEM credits than comparison students, and grade 7-8 treatment students attempted and completed approximately one more STEM credit, all statistically significant. → Nakamoto 2022

Evidence¶

Nakamoto 2022¶

Nakamoto, J., Grant, A., Snipes, J., Allender, S., & Figueroa, T. (2022). Clark County School District Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP): Spring 2022 interim evaluation summary report. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED621271

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STEM credit outcomes from the Lied QED, comparing matched treatment and comparison students in grades 6-8 on 2019-20 credits attempted and earned. Exhibit 11 prints effect sizes of 1.32, 3.13, and 2.70 for credits attempted, all significant at p < .001 after correction.

"the treatment students in Grade 6 at Lied attempted and completed just over one third more STEM credits than the comparison students, and the treatment students in Grades 7 and 8 attempted and completed approximately one more STEM credit than the comparison students, all of which were statistically significant differences."

Discussion¶

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