The first release of New York's Common Core exam results was widely misread as showing dramatic declines in student achievement¶
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q2 i? Many observers wrongly believed that the first New York Common Core exam results showed dramatic declines in student achievement. → John Cronin 2014
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John Cronin 2014¶
John Cronin, Nate Jensen. (2014). The phantom collapse of student achievement in New York. Phi Delta Kappan 96(2), 60-66. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/the-phantom-collapse-of-student-achievement-in-new-york/
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The article's abstract reports the public reaction to New York's first Common Core exam release, stating that "many wrongly believed that the results showed dramatic declines in student achievement". No effect sizes or sample details are printed in the available text.
"When New York state released the first results of the exams under the Common Core State Standards, many wrongly believed that the results showed dramatic declines in student achievement."
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Related Claims¶
- A closer look at New York's first Common Core exam results suggests student achievement may have increased — related
- New York students showed positive achievement and growth results under the APPR evaluation system — related
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The first release of New York's Common Core exam results was widely misread as showing dramatic declines in student achievement |
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The first release of New York's Common Core exam results was widely misread as showing dramatic declines in student achievement |
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