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Freshman OnTrack indicator

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 3 studies (1 causal, 1 associational, 1 design), q2–q3 · 0 of 3 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description

A research-based early-warning measurement developed and used by the University of Chicago Consortium and Chicago Public Schools to identify ninth-grade students at risk of not graduating.

Components

  • Freshman OnTrack end-of-year indicator used for goal-setting and accountability: The Freshman OnTrack indicator is an end-of-year data element signaling whether a ninth-grade student is likely to graduate. The article states it "signals a student is likely to graduate and is used for goal-setting and accountability", making it the anchor of Chicago's graduation-improvement data system. (Using the Freshman On-Track Indicator to Improve High Schools in Chicago (1990))

Claims

Key Sources

  • Using the Freshman On-Track Indicator to Improve High Schools in Chicago. (1990). Chapter 5 of Measuring to Improve: Practical Measurement to Support Continuous Improvement in Education, Harvard Education Press. https://www.harvardeducationpress.com
  • Pitcher, M. A., Duncan, S. J., Nagaoka, J., Moeller, E., Dickerson, L., & Beechum, N. O. (2016). The Network for College Success: A Capacity-Building Model for School Improvement. University of Chicago. https://ncs.uchicago.edu
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id freshman-ontrack-indicator
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title Freshman OnTrack indicator
description A research-based early-warning measurement developed and used by the University of Chicago Consortium and Chicago Public Schools to identify ninth-grade students at risk of not graduating.
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