Number Rockets tutoring significantly improves first graders' math performance on TEMA-3 with an effect size of +0.34 versus untutored controls¶
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q3 i1 Among first-grade students below the 38th percentile in math, students in Number Rockets scored significantly higher than control students who received no tutoring or organized remediation, with an effect size of +0.34 on TEMA-3. → Number Rockets 2020
Evidence¶
Number Rockets 2020¶
Number Rockets. (2020). Number Rockets: first-grade math tutoring program description. Tutoring provided through AIR. https://www.air.org
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One qualifying study evaluated Number Rockets with students below the 38th percentile in math; controls received no tutoring or organized remediation. The program "scored significantly higher than controls, with an effect size of +0.34" on TEMA-3, qualifying it as Strong evidence.
"On TEMA-3 tests, students in Number Rockets scored significantly higher than controls, with an effect size of +0.34. This qualifies the program for the "Strong" evidence category."
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Related Claims¶
- An earlier Number Rockets study showed positive effects but was excluded from evidence ratings because its tutors were the authors' graduate students — related
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Number Rockets tutoring significantly improves first graders' math performance on TEMA-3 with an effect size of +0.34 versus untutored controls |
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Number Rockets tutoring significantly improves first graders' math performance on TEMA-3 with an effect size of +0.34 versus untutored controls |
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2020 |
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