Saga blended tutoring produced large positive impacts on algebra scores in one district and geometry scores in another, but no effects on two other standardized tests¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Saga had a large, positive impact on algebra standardized test scores in one district and on geometry standardized test scores in another district. → Laura Meyer 2024 q3 i? Saga had no effects on two other standardized tests. → Laura Meyer 2024

Evidence¶

Laura Meyer 2024¶

Laura Meyer, Lily Fesler, Anna Gu, Caroline Lauver. (2024). Impacts of Blended Learning Tutoring Models on Math Achievement After COVID-19: Results from Saga Education. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/impacts-of-blended-learning-tutoring-models-on-math-achievement-after-covid-19

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Matched comparison study of Saga's blended tutoring models in three U.S. school districts during the 2021-2022 school year. The report states Saga "had a large, positive impact on student algebra standardized test scores in one district and on geometry standardized test scores in another but no effects on two other standardized tests."

"We found that Saga had a large, positive impact on student algebra standardized test scores in one district and on geometry standardized test scores in another but no effects on two other standardized tests."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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