Reading Apprenticeship® shows uncertain effects on social studies achievement in one study¶
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q3 i? The effect of Reading Apprenticeship® on social studies achievement was not statistically significant (effect size 0.15, improvement index +6, p=0.09), yielding uncertain effects based on one study. → What Works Clearinghouse 2023
Evidence¶
What Works Clearinghouse 2023¶
What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (2023). Reading Apprenticeship®. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/727
q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r1
WWC synthesis of 1 study meeting standards (Somers et al., 2010; 447 grade 9 students in 17 schools using the RAAL package) on state social studies assessments; the printed summary is 0.15, +6, not significant (p=0.09).
"Summary for social studies achievement: Uncertain effects 0.15 +6 No (p=0.09)"
Discussion¶
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Reading Apprenticeship® shows uncertain effects on social studies achievement in one study |
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Reading Apprenticeship® shows uncertain effects on social studies achievement in one study |
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