Online charter school students receive less live teacher contact time in a week than conventional-school students receive in a day¶

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Currency · newest study 2015 · checked against its sources 2026-10-16 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Online charter schools typically provide students with less live teacher contact time in a week than students in conventional schools have in a day. → 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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Survey-based comparison of online charter schools with conventional schools reports that online charters "typically provide students with less live teacher contact time in a week than students in conventional schools have in a day." No effect size is printed.

"Online charter schools typically provide students with less live teacher contact time in a week than students in conventional schools have in a day"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• The National Study of Online Charter Schools provides the first nationwide data and analysis of online charter schools' operations and instructional approaches, based on a survey of 127 principals — a broader claim this one bears on
• The report concludes there is reason for concern about whether the online charter school sector is likely to be effective in promoting student achievement — a broader claim this one bears on
• Few studies of online instruction's operations and effects existed before the National Study of Online Charter Schools — related
• Maintaining student engagement is the greatest challenge reported by online charter school principals, identified nearly three times as often as any other challenge — 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 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