The webinar presents research comparing student academic trends during the pandemic year to a more typical school year¶
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q1 i? The webinar shares new research comparing students' academic trends in the 2020-2021 school year against a more typical school year. → Michael Conner 2021
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Michael Conner 2021¶
Michael Conner, PhD, Beth Tarasawa, Deb Delisle, Janet Murguía, Chris Minnich, Marc Morial. (2021). Transforming education through COVID-19 recovery and learning acceleration: research findings, policy recommendations, and lessons from the ground. NWEA Research webinar. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/transforming-education-through-covid-19-recovery-and-learning-acceleration-research-findings-policy-recommendations-and-lessons-from-the-ground/
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Announcement-page description of the webinar's content, not a reported result. The page lists among what "the panelists share" research on "the academic trends of students during the past school year"; no findings or statistics are printed on the page itself.
"new research on the academic trends of students during the past school year as compared to a more typical school year"
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Related Claims¶
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- The Learning during COVID-19 research investigated whether 2020-21 school-year gains and spring 2021 achievement differed from pre-pandemic trends and levels in reading and math. — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- New research examined academic growth trends of students with disabilities in special education during the school year compared to the summer before the pandemic — related
- BIPOC students' math achievement in fall 2020 dropped substantially relative to pre-pandemic national norms, with the largest declines in grades 4-6 — related
- Pandemic-period gains from fall 2019 to fall 2021 fell short of pre-pandemic growth norms — related
- Reading and math gains during 2020-21 were diminished compared to pre-pandemic trends, especially in the latter half of the school year — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- The webinar frames pandemic learning impact as a concern particularly for students of color and students living in poverty — related
- Black, AIAN, and Latinx students made 55-68% of typical math gains and 73-86% of typical reading gains during the pandemic, while Asian American students made 88-100% — related
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The webinar presents research comparing student academic trends during the pandemic year to a more typical school year |
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The webinar presents research comparing student academic trends during the pandemic year to a more typical school year |
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