The Pathway to Academic Success Project has potentially positive effects on writing conventions for English learners in grades 6-12¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r3 · q4 · i0 negligible
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q4 i0 A randomized controlled trial meeting WWC standards without reservations shows a statistically significant positive effect on writing conventions (effect size 0.09, improvement index +3). → What Works Clearinghouse 2021

Evidence¶

What Works Clearinghouse 2021¶

What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (2021). Pathway to Academic Success Project: Intervention Report | English Learners Topic Area. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/724

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Findings from the Kim et al. (2011) randomized controlled trial with low attrition, meeting WWC standards without reservations. On the California Standards Test writing subtest for 2,721 English learners, the effect size was "0.09" with improvement index "+3" and p <.05, statistically significant.

"California Standards Test: English language arts, Writing subtest (Kim et al., 2011) c English learner students in grades 6–12 2,721 0.04 (0.97) -0.05 (1.03) 0.09 0.09 +3 <.05"

Discussion¶

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