Students in three summer math programs showed large improvements in grades the semester after the program¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In all three summer programs, students' grades the semester after the program showed large improvements. → Gregory Chojnacki 2023

Evidence¶

Gregory Chojnacki 2023¶

Gregory Chojnacki, Kate Place, Kara Conroy. (2023). Examining Student and Teacher Math Learning: Lessons from Three Summer Programs. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/examining-student-and-teacher-math-learning-lessons-from-three-summer-programs

q2 · i? · causal · r?

The brief's key findings report that across the three summer programs serving grade 6-8 students, "students’ grades the semester after the program showed large improvements." No effect size or test statistic is printed in the brief text provided.

"In all three summer programs, students’ grades the semester after the program showed large improvements, but evidence of changes in growth mindset or confidence was minimal."

Discussion¶

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