Saga tutoring impacts were larger in schools with fewer staffing challenges and in tutoring groups of two students or fewer¶
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q3 i? Impacts of Saga on math performance were larger for students in schools with fewer staffing challenges and tutoring groups of two students or fewer. → 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
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The impact analysis found "larger for students in schools with fewer staffing challenges and tutoring groups of two students or fewer," suggesting implementation conditions moderated effectiveness.
"The impacts of Saga on math performance were larger for students in schools with fewer staffing challenges and tutoring groups of two students or fewer."
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Related Claims¶
- Small group instruction is associated with significantly larger effect sizes than CAI and incentive components in targeted secondary interventions — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
- 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 — related
- The size of tutoring programs' effects on student math knowledge aligned with the quality of their implementation — a broader claim this one bears on
- Implementation analysis identified student engagement as a challenge for technology-driven tutoring programs — related
- Saga blended tutoring improved student math grades across districts and tutoring models — related
- Saga tutoring impacts were larger for students with lower prior math achievement and for Black students — related
- Saga blended tutoring had a small negative impact on school attendance — related
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Saga tutoring impacts were larger in schools with fewer staffing challenges and in tutoring groups of two students or fewer |
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Saga tutoring impacts were larger in schools with fewer staffing challenges and in tutoring groups of two students or fewer |
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