Schooling does not show a compensatory effect on math skill inequality¶
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q2 i? In the same seasonal-comparison analysis, math skill inequality did not follow the compensatory pattern found for reading, language, and science. → Dennis Condron 2021
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Dennis Condron 2021¶
Dennis Condron, Douglas Downery, Megan Kuhfeld. (2021). Schools as refractors: Change in variance in children's cognitive skills change while in school versus out. Sociology of Education, 94(4), 316-340. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/soe doi:10.1177/00380407211041542
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The seasonal-comparison analysis of MAP Growth data reports the compensatory pattern holds for reading, language, and science "but not math skills". No effect size or test statistic is printed in the available text.
"Our results suggest that schooling has a compensatory effect on inequality in reading, language, and science skills but not math skills."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Schooling has a compensatory effect on inequality in reading, language, and science skills — related
- Seasonal comparisons can test whether schooling exacerbates, reduces, or reproduces overall skill inequality — a broader claim this one bears on
- Seasonal patterns are discrepant across national data sets — related
- Intensive remediation alone will not meet students' needs and, if segregating and stigmatizing, can deepen inequality and trauma — related
- Prior seasonal studies were limited to social-category skill gaps and early grades — a broader claim this one bears on
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Schooling does not show a compensatory effect on math skill inequality |
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Schooling does not show a compensatory effect on math skill inequality |
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