A majority of grade 4-8 Chicago teachers used Grow resources in year one, and slightly more than half found the components beneficial¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2004 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2007: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? About 60 percent of grade 4-8 teachers reported using their Grow Web account to see student results, and 50-54 percent endorsed each component of Grow as useful or used. → John Q. Easton 2004

Evidence¶

John Q. Easton 2004¶

John Q. Easton, Stuart Luppescu. (2004). Teacher and Principal Responses to the Grow Network: A Preliminary Evaluation of Use in Chicago Public Elementary Schools. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/teacher-and-principal-responses-grow-network-preliminary-evaluation-use-chicago-public

q2 · i? · associational · r3

Citywide self-report survey of teachers in grades four through eight; the analysis was restricted to 2,700 teachers in 345 schools, with Grow questions given to a random half of respondents. "About 60 percent indicated that they had used the Grow Web account to see results for their students," and roughly half endorsed each component; no effect sizes are reported.

"About 60 percent indicated that they had used the Grow Web account to see results for their students. Fifty-four percent found that the Grow Class Profile helped them to plan instruction; 52 percent reported that the Grow Report was a priority at their school; 52 percent believed that the Grow Parent Report was useful for communicating with parents;"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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