ERIC Number: EJ1350056
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-1934-5747
EISSN: EISSN-1934-5739
Which Students Benefit from Independent Practice? Experimental Evidence from a Math Software in Private Schools in India
de Barros, Andreas; Ganimian, Alejandro J.; Venkatachalam, Anuja
Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, v15 n2 p279-301 2022
This study is one of the first evaluations of independent (i.e., self-guided) practice in math in a developing country. We randomly assigned 4,461 students in grades 4-7 in "unaided" private schools across seven Indian cities who were using a computer-assisted learning software to: (a) a control group, in which they moved from one unit to the next upon completion; or (b) a treatment group, in which they had to complete practice exercises before progressing to the next topic. After six months, the additional practice had a precisely estimated null effect on the math achievement of the average student. However, treatment students with low initial performance outperformed their control counterparts by 0.14 standard deviations (SDs). Our results suggest that independent practice may help private-school students from relatively well-off families in need of catching up with their peers.
Descriptors: Independent Study, Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction, Private Schools, Comparative Analysis, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Achievement, Advantaged, Developing Nations, Units of Study, Educational Benefits, Peer Groups, Foreign Countries, Indians, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools; Grade 6; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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