After two years, three of four elementary math curricula outperform a fourth in achievement across first and second grades¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? After two years of implementation in grades 1-2, three elementary math curricula outperformed a fourth curriculum on student achievement. → Agodini 2013

q2 i? In a large-scale study of four elementary math curricula followed across first and second grades, three curricula outperformed the fourth after two years. → Agodini 2013

Evidence¶

Agodini 2013¶

Agodini, Roberto; Harris, Barbara; Seftor, Neil; Remillard, Janine; Thomas, Melissa. (2013). After Two Years, Three Elementary Math Curricula Outperform a Fourth (Issue Brief). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/

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The brief's headline finding, stated in its title, is that after two years three of the four studied elementary math curricula "Outperform a Fourth". The available text states the comparison only at summary level; no effect sizes or test statistics are printed in the supplied text.

"After Two Years, Three Elementary Math Curricula Outperform a Fourth (Issue Brief)"

Discussion¶

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