Expeditionary Learning

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 2 studies (2 causal), q2 · 0 of 2 report an effect size

Description

A whole-school educational model developed and supported by EL Education that organizes schools around experiential, project-based learning and related schoolwide practices.

Components

• Expeditionary Learning (EL) model schools: Expeditionary Learning (EL) model schools are whole-school designs evaluated in this report. The page describes "the first rigorous study of the impacts of Expeditionary Learning (EL) model schools," commissioned by EL Education and prepared by Mathematica Policy Research, focusing on five EL middle schools and their academic achievement impacts relative to other public schools. (Ira Nichols-Barrer (2013))

Claims

• Students in Expeditionary Learning middle schools perform better in reading and math than counterparts in other public schools [+W]

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Key Sources

• Ira Nichols-Barrer, Joshua Haimson. (2013). Impacts of Five Expeditionary Learning Middle Schools on Academic Achievement. Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/impacts-of-five-expeditionary-learning-middle-schools-on-academic-achievement

Page metadata

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id	expeditionary-learning
title	Expeditionary Learning
description	A whole-school educational model developed and supported by EL Education that organizes schools around experiential, project-based learning and related schoolwide practices.
status	review
moved_from	element/expeditionary-learning-model-schools
product_kind	programme
generated	by process:sweep-kinds on 2026-10-10
trust	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
sources	1 — ira-nichols-barrer-2013

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