Middle school achievement declines in spring 2022 appear to be mostly unchanged from earlier pandemic levels¶
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q2 i? Middle school achievement declines appear to be mostly unchanged, in contrast to stronger rebounding among younger students. → Kuhfeld 2022
Evidence¶
Kuhfeld 2022¶
Kuhfeld, M., & Lewis, K. (2022). Student achievement in 2021-22: Cause for hope and continued urgency. NWEA Research brief. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/student-achievement-in-2021-22-cause-for-hope-and-continued-urgency/
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Grade-level analysis within the MAP Growth observational dataset (grades 3-8, 2018-19 to 2021-22). The brief states that "middle school achievement declines appear to be mostly unchanged," contrasting with rebounding among younger students reported in the same analysis.
"and middle school achievement declines appear to be mostly unchanged."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Reading and math achievement gains in 2021-22 paralleled pre-pandemic trends in many grades, with stronger rebounding in math and among younger students — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- Pandemic achievement gaps in math and reading continued to narrow from spring 2021 through fall 2022 — related
- Pandemic achievement declines were uneven across racial/ethnic groups, with the largest declines still apparent for Hispanic, Black, and AIAN students in spring 2022 — related
- Current third-graders showed the largest reading achievement gap and the least rebounding — related
- End-of-2021-22 student achievement remained lower than a typical year, with larger declines in math (5 to 10 percentile points) than reading (2 to 4 percentile points) — a broader claim this one bears on
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Middle school achievement declines in spring 2022 appear to be mostly unchanged from earlier pandemic levels |
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Middle school achievement declines in spring 2022 appear to be mostly unchanged from earlier pandemic levels |
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