An earlier preliminary investigation of ROOTS found small-to-medium positive effects on kindergarten mathematics achievement measures¶

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q2 i1 In a preliminary 2009-2010 investigation, ROOTS showed a small effect on TEMA-3 scaled scores (Hedges' g = 0.37, p = .037) and a small effect on EN-CBM total score (g = 0.30, p = .187). → Christian Doabler 2014

Evidence¶

Christian Doabler 2014¶

Christian Doabler, Ben Clarke, Keith Smolkowski, Hank Fien, Scott Baker. (2014). Testing the Efficacy of a Tier 2 Kindergarten Mathematics Intervention: Findings of Year 1. SREE Spring 2014 Conference. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED562831

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Preliminary analysis from an earlier 2009-2010 investigation of ROOTS in 29 kindergarten classrooms, reported as the basis for the current efficacy trial's expectations. The article reports "Hedges' g = 0.37, p = .037" for TEMA-3 and g = 0.30 for EN-CBM, stating all meet WWC standards for a substantively important positive effect.

"Preliminary analyses generated in an earlier investigation of the ROOTS intervention revealed small to medium effect sizes for the TEMA-3 (Pro-Ed, 2007) scaled score (Hedges' g = 0.37, p = .037), EN-CBM total score (g = 0.30, p = .187)."

Discussion¶

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