Years-as-EL student-level dataset from a California district (N = 41,343)¶
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Evidence · 6 claims (6 for) · 2 studies (1 causal, 1 associational),q2–q3· 0 of 2 report an effect size · 6 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A student-level California district dataset used to analyze English learners' years classified as EL, course taking, English proficiency, credit recovery, and graduation outcomes.
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Claims¶
- High school course-taking differs substantially among English learners depending on years spent as an EL [+W]
- Years-as-EL course-taking differences disappear once eighth-grade test scores are considered [+W]
- The program's impact was estimated with a difference-in-differences-in-differences approach on student-level data from a large urban California district [+W]
- Summer credit recovery shows suggestive evidence of positive effects on English proficiency for newcomer ELs [+W]
- Summer credit recovery increased the number of math, English Language Arts, science, and social science classes taken by newcomer EL students [+W]
- Effects of summer credit recovery on 4- and 5-year graduation rates for newcomer ELs were imprecisely estimated [+W]
Related Products and Programmes¶
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Key Sources¶
- Angela Johnson. (2019). A matter of time: variations in high school course-taking by years-as-EL subgroup. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 41 (4), 461-482. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/a-matter-of-time-variations-in-high-school-course-taking-by-years-as-el-subgroup/
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Years-as-EL student-level dataset from a California district (N = 41,343) |
description |
A student-level California district dataset used to analyze English learners' years classified as EL, course taking, English proficiency, credit recovery, and graduation outcomes. |
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