Technical appendix documenting sample and methods for the 2021-22 COVID learning-recovery study¶

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Description¶

A technical appendix published by NWEA Research in December 2021, authored by Megan Kuhfeld and Karyn Lewis, accompanying the brief on achievement and growth at the start of the 2021-22 school year. Its stated purpose is to "share more detailed results and to describe more fully the sample and methods used in the research" in the companion brief. It frames the work around two research questions on pandemic-era achievement and growth.

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Context¶

Requirements¶

• Serves as a companion document to the research brief Learning during COVID-19: An update on student achievement and growth at the start of the 2021-22 school year

Constraints¶

• The supplied text is a webpage description; it does not print the appendix's detailed results, sample sizes, or methods themselves

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students in US schools assessed with MAP Growth

Target Learning Goals¶

• Mathematics achievement
• Reading achievement
• Academic growth relative to pre-pandemic norms

Related Elements¶

• Technical appendix document detailing sample and methods for the Learning during COVID-19 achievement brief
• Technical appendix document detailing sample and methods for the Student achievement in 2021-22 brief
• NWEA technical appendix documenting sample and methods for the 2022-23 pandemic recovery brief
• NWEA technical appendix on 2022-23 achievement data and pandemic recovery methods

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Key Sources¶

• Megan Kuhfeld, Karyn Lewis. (2021). Technical appendix for: Learning during COVID-19: An update on student achievement and growth at the start of the 2021-22 school year. NWEA Research. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/technical-appendix-for-learning-during-covid-19-an-update-on-student-achievement-and-growth-at-the-start-of-the-2021-22-school-year/