Prior evidence on school entry age lacked causal estimates of growth through early grades¶

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Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q1 i? Before this paper, studies had estimated only associations between entry age and growth, or causal effects on achievement at one or two points, leaving causal growth evidence a gap. → Angela Johnson 2020

Evidence¶

Angela Johnson 2020¶

Angela Johnson, Megan Kuhfeld. (2020). Impacts of school entry age on academic growth through 2nd Grade: A multi-state regression discontinuity analysis. NWEA Research working paper. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/impacts-of-school-entry-age-on-academic-growth-through-2nd-grade-a-multi-state-regression-discontinuity-analysis/ doi:10.1080/19345747.2021.1894519

q1 · i? · causal · r?

The authors' framing of the literature in the paper's description, stating that "Prior studies estimated either associations between school entry age and academic growth or causal effects on achievement measured at one or two points." This is the authors' characterization, not a systematic review.

"Prior studies estimated either associations between school entry age and academic growth or causal effects on achievement measured at one or two points."

Discussion¶

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