Self-directed and blended learning time increased for nearly all New York charter schools during remote instruction, regardless of whether those modes were part of their prior models¶

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q2 i? The shift to self-directed learning occurred both in schools that already used it heavily (92.3% reported more) and in schools that previously used it none of the day (88% reported increases, 76% labeling them significant). → New York Charter Schools: Remote Instruction During COVID Crisis (Spring 2020) – Results for All Authorizers 2020

Evidence¶

New York Charter Schools: Remote Instruction During COVID Crisis (Spring 2020) – Results for All Authorizers 2020¶

New York Charter Schools: Remote Instruction During COVID Crisis (Spring 2020) – Results for All Authorizers. (2020). Survey slide report of New York State charter schools, May 2020. https://credo.stanford.edu/reports/item/report-3/

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Descriptive survey of instructional-mode changes during remote instruction in New York charter schools. The report states that among schools using self-directed learning "most of the day" before closure, "92.3% of them reported even more self-directed learning post-closure," and that the shift did not depend on prior learning models.

"Of the schools describing themselves as engaging in self-directed learning “most of the day” before building closure, 92.3% of them reported even more self-directed learning post-closure;"

New York Charter Schools: Remote Instruction During COVID Crisis (Spring 2020) – Results for All Authorizers 2020 (2)¶

New York Charter Schools: Remote Instruction During COVID Crisis (Spring 2020) – Results for All Authorizers. (2020). Survey slide report of New York State charter schools, May 2020. https://credo.stanford.edu/reports/item/report-3/

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Same survey section on the pivot to new modes of instruction: schools that previously spent none of the day on self-directed learning still reported increases after closure, with 76% of them calling the increases significant. The report also notes less than 5% of schools spent more than "some" time on self-directed or blended learning before closure.

"Similarly, 88% of schools that were conducting self-directed learning “none of the day” in the prior period reported increases in self-directed learning after closure, with over three quarters (76%) of them labeling the increases “significant”."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Most New York charter schools reported decreases in learning time across subjects during closure, with low prior reading proficiency associated with larger ELA/Reading time losses — related
• Nearly 80 percent of surveyed charter schools operated fully remotely in April 2020, falling to about half by the 2020-21 school year — related