Students in personalized learning schools made significantly greater mathematics and reading gains over two years than matched comparison students (effect sizes 0.27 mathematics, 0.19 reading)¶
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q2 i1 Over two years, personalized learning students' mathematics growth exceeded matched comparison students' growth with an effect size of 0.27. → John F. Pane 2015
q2 i0 Over two years, personalized learning students' reading growth exceeded matched comparison students' growth with an effect size of 0.19. → John F. Pane 2015
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John F. Pane 2015¶
John F. Pane, Elizabeth D. Steiner, Matthew D. Baird, Laura S. Hamilton. (2015). Continued Progress: Promising Evidence on Personalized Learning. RAND Corporation. https://www.rand.org/t/RR1365z2 doi:10.7249/rr1365
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Matched comparison group (NWEA virtual comparison group) analysis of MAP scores for approximately 11,000 students in 62 schools over 2013–14 and 2014–15. Printed effect sizes: 0.27 in mathematics and 0.19 in reading; the report states "The two-year effect sizes for this student population across all schools were 0.27 in mathematics and 0.19 in reading."
"The two-year effect sizes for this student population across all schools were 0.27 in mathematics and 0.19 in reading. There were positive results across all grade levels"
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Related Claims¶
- Reformed elementary schools made significant test-score improvements versus matched comparison schools, with gains growing gradually over four years — related
- In mathematics, personalized-learning students in the lowest baseline quintile were the most likely to out-grow their matched comparison students — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- In a full-year subset analysis, 95 PLL students showed significant reading gains relative to comparison on Acadience (+0.19), MAP (+0.30), and the Ohio State Test (+0.54, fifth grade) — related
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Students in personalized learning schools made significantly greater mathematics and reading gains over two years than matched comparison students (effect sizes 0.27 mathematics, 0.19 reading) |
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Students in personalized learning schools made significantly greater mathematics and reading gains over two years than matched comparison students (effect sizes 0.27 mathematics, 0.19 reading) |
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