Whether teachers knew their students before Summer Bridge predicted test-score increases and teacher practice, most strongly for older students¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r? · q3
Currency · newest study 2003 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Teachers who knew a large proportion of their Summer Bridge students beforehand were more likely to report adapting the curriculum to student needs and working with students outside of class; effects were most pronounced for older students. → Melissa Roderick 2003

Evidence¶

Melissa Roderick 2003¶

Melissa Roderick, Mimi Engel, Jenny Nagaoka, with Brian A. Jacob, Sophie Degener, Alex Orfei, Susan Stone, Jen Bacon. (2003). Ending Social Promotion: Results From Summer Bridge. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/ending-social-promotion-results-summer-bridge

q3 · i? · associational · r?

Teacher surveys from the 1999 Summer Bridge program showed eighth-grade teachers were much more likely to have taught the same grade the prior year, and prior familiarity with students predicted both reported practice and test-score increases.

"Teachers who knew a large proportion of their Summer Bridge students beforehand were more likely to report adapting the curriculum to meet students’ needs and working more closely with students outside of class time. These effects were most pronounced for older students."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Age and Developmental Stage — moderator: an instructional effect differs with it

Related Claims¶

• Most Chicago teachers and principals reported that Summer Bridge and Lighthouse had positive effects on participating students — related
• Mandatory summer curricula are not teacher proof: individualizing instruction and quality of teacher-student interactions were associated with larger gains — related
• Families particularly valued meeting education staff early, familiarizing themselves with school layout and routines, and building social connections with other families — related
• Immediate, informative test results enable teachers to differentiate instruction to individual needs — related
• Summer Bridge produced short-term test-score gains and allowed more students to meet promotion cutoffs, particularly among sixth and eighth graders — related