The average student needs an estimated 4.5 additional months of schooling to catch up in math¶

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Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2028: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? At the end of 2022-23, the average student needed the equivalent of 4.5 additional months of schooling to catch up in math. → Karyn Lewis 2023

Evidence¶

Karyn Lewis 2023¶

Karyn Lewis, Megan Kuhfeld. (2023). Education's long COVID: 2022–23 achievement data reveal stalled progress toward pandemic recovery. NWEA Research brief. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/educations-long-covid-2022-23-achievement-data-reveal-stalled-progress-toward-pandemic-recovery/

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Descriptive estimate from the same large-scale achievement analysis of grades 3-8 students. The brief states students will need "4.5 months in math" of additional schooling to catch up, a larger estimate than the 4.1 months for reading.

"the average student will need the equivalent of 4.1 additional months of schooling to catch up in reading and 4.5 months in math."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The average student needs the equivalent of 4.8 additional months of schooling to catch up in reading and 4.3 months in math — related
• The average student needs an estimated 4.1 additional months of schooling to catch up in reading — related
• Significant achievement gaps between COVID-year students and pre-pandemic peers persisted at the end of 2022-23 — a broader claim this one bears on
• The 2022-23 school year showed stalled progress toward pandemic recovery in student achievement — related