Public school students close the achievement gap with Catholic school students to some degree during the school year¶
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q2 i? Public school students close the achievement gap with Catholic school students to some degree during the school year. → Dallavis 2021
Evidence¶
Dallavis 2021¶
Dallavis, J., Kuhfeld, M., Tarasawa, B., & Ponisciak, S. (2021). Achievement growth in K-8 Catholic schools using NWEA data. Journal of Catholic Education, 24(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.15365/joce.2402012021
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In the national K-8 MAP Growth comparison of Catholic and public school students, the study reports that public school students "close this gap to some degree during the school year," indicating faster within-year growth. No effect size is printed in the available text.
"Public school students close this gap to some degree during the school year."
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Related Claims¶
- Catholic school students in earlier grades show less academic-year growth than public school peers in both reading and math — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- Achievement growth patterns between Catholic and public school students varied by age and subject — a broader claim this one bears on
- Catholic school students score higher in math and reading than public school students on average, but enter each school year at a higher level — related
- In middle school, academic-year growth in math was comparable across Catholic and public school sectors — related
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Public school students close the achievement gap with Catholic school students to some degree during the school year |
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Public school students close the achievement gap with Catholic school students to some degree during the school year |
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2021 |
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