Freshman Success¶
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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 2 studies (1 review, 1 associational),q2· 0 of 2 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study
Description¶
Freshman Success is a school-based ninth-grade monitoring and support programme that uses real-time reports to help staff keep students on track during the freshman year.
Components¶
- Freshman Success real-time reports for monitoring and supporting ninth graders: Freshman Success reports are real-time practical data reports used by school staff throughout the freshman year. The article describes them as used "to monitor and support ninth grade students throughout their freshman year so they end up on track at the end of the year", complementing the end-of-year indicator with in-year actionable data. (Using the Freshman On-Track Indicator to Improve High Schools in Chicago (1990))
Claims¶
- Chicago's graduation-rate improvements have been credited to changed ninth-grade dropout-prevention practices triggered by on-track accountability and real-time data reports, and the review states accountability by itself was not sufficient [+W]
- The report treats freshman on-track status as an early indicator correlated with later graduation and dropout [+W]
Related Products and Programmes¶
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
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Freshman Success is a school-based ninth-grade monitoring and support programme that uses real-time reports to help staff keep students on track during the freshman year. |
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