Home visits improved standardized math scores (ES = +0.11) but showed no difference in ELA scores¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 2 studies · 2 causal r2 · q2 · i0 negligible
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i0 Home visits produced significant improvements in standardized math scores (ES = +0.11), with no difference in ELA scores. → Academic Performance — Parent Teacher Home Visits 2021

q2 i? The study found slight improvements in standardized math scores following home visits, while ELA scores showed no difference between visited and nonvisited students. → Parent Teacher Home Visits 2021

Evidence¶

Academic Performance — Parent Teacher Home Visits 2021¶

Academic Performance — Parent Teacher Home Visits. (2021). Evidence summary. https://evidenceforessa.org/program/parent-teacher-home-visits/

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In the same Mathematica quasi-experimental matched comparison study of DC Public Schools grades 1-5, the analysis of academic performance found "significant improvements in math scores on standardized tests (ES = +0.11), although no difference in ELA scores."

"The study also found significant improvements in math scores on standardized tests (ES = +0.11), although no difference in ELA scores."

Parent Teacher Home Visits 2021¶

Parent Teacher Home Visits. (2021). Evidence summary reporting a 2021 Mathematica Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic quasi-experimental study. https://evidenceforessa.org/program/parent-teacher-home-visits-attendance/

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In the same Mathematica quasi-experimental study of grades 1–5 in District of Columbia Public Schools, the article reports "slight improvements in math scores" on standardized tests but "no difference in ELA scores"; no effect sizes are printed for either outcome.

"The study also found slight improvements in math scores on standardized tests, although no difference in ELA scores."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Teacher home visits slightly improved student attendance in the following school year (95.28% vs 94.93%; ES = +0.02 in the Evidence for ESSA summary) — related

• A home visit before the school year reduced the likelihood of a disciplinary incident (effect size = +0.10) — related