The report concludes there is reason for concern about whether the online charter school sector is likely to be effective in promoting student achievement¶

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q1 i? The report's findings suggest reason for concern about the sector's likely effectiveness in promoting student achievement. → Brian Gill 2015

Evidence¶

Brian Gill 2015¶

Brian Gill, Lucas Walsh, Claire Smither Wulsin, Holly Matulewicz, Veronica Severn, Eric Grau, Amanda Lee, Tess Kerwin. (2015). Inside Online Charter Schools. Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/inside-online-charter-schools

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Authors' interpretation drawn from the survey findings on instructional mode, teacher contact, engagement challenges, and parental expectations; the page prints no achievement data or effect sizes supporting this conclusion.

"These findings suggest reason for concern about whether the online charter school sector is likely to be effective in promoting the achievement of its students"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Letting learners pace instruction helped on complex material in one experiment, while learner control in general showed almost no effect across 18 studies — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
• Few studies of online instruction's operations and effects existed before the National Study of Online Charter Schools — related
• Student-driven, independent study is the dominant mode of learning in online charter schools, with 33 percent offering only self-paced instruction — related
• About 200 online charter schools operate in the United States, serving about 200,000 students across elementary, middle, and high school grades — related
• Online charter school students receive less live teacher contact time in a week than conventional-school students receive in a day — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• The article examines whether the type of charter-school authorizer relates to charter-school effectiveness as measured by student achievement trajectories in Ohio — related
• Online charter schools place significant expectations on parents, with 43, 56, and 78 percent at high school, middle, and elementary levels expecting active parental participation in instruction — related