In middle school, academic-year growth in math was comparable across Catholic and public school sectors¶
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q2 i? In middle school, growth patterns in math were comparable across Catholic and public school sectors, unlike the early-grade pattern. → Dallavis 2021
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Dallavis 2021¶
Dallavis, J., Kuhfeld, M., Tarasawa, B., & Ponisciak, S. (2021). Achievement growth in K-8 Catholic schools using NWEA data. Journal of Catholic Education, 24(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.15365/joce.2402012021
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The national K-8 MAP Growth study reports that the early-grade sector difference in growth did not hold for middle school math: "growth patterns in math were comparable across sectors." Comparability across sectors was not statistically tested in the quoted text.
"but in middle school, growth patterns in math were comparable across sectors"
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Related Claims¶
- Catholic school students in earlier grades show less academic-year growth than public school peers in both reading and math — related
- Achievement growth patterns between Catholic and public school students varied by age and subject — a broader claim this one bears on
- Public school students close the achievement gap with Catholic school students to some degree during the school year — related
- Catholic school students score higher in math and reading than public school students on average, but enter each school year at a higher level — related
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In middle school, academic-year growth in math was comparable across Catholic and public school sectors |
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In middle school, academic-year growth in math was comparable across Catholic and public school sectors |
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