ERIC Number: EJ1408299
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 29
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1934-5747
EISSN: EISSN-1934-5739
Changing the Odds: Student Achievement after Introduction of a Middle School Math Intervention
Julian R. Betts; Andrew C. Zau; Karen Volz Bachofer; Dina Polichar
Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, v17 n1 p65-93 2024
The paper evaluates math performance at four high-need middle schools during a four-year intervention, which was designed to help math teachers diagnose students' areas of need and to design lesson plans responsive to those needs. Before the intervention began, the researchers pre-selected four comparison schools by matching based on achievement and also on demographics. A difference-in-difference analysis finds a significant increase of about 0.11 standard deviation in test scores per year for students in the program schools. Supplementary event study and synthetic control analyses to detect year-by-year effects lack precision but are weakly suggestive of a smaller impact in year 1 than later years. A cost analysis considers the affordability of extending similar programs.
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Middle School Students, Intervention, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Student Needs, Lesson Plans, Teacher Competencies, Program Effectiveness, Middle School Teachers, Faculty Development, Diagnostic Tests, Standardized Tests, Scores
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: California
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305H150028