ERIC Number: ED610886
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Feb
Pages: 18
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A What Works Clearinghouse Rapid Evidence Review of Distance Learning Programs. WWC 2021-005REV
Sahni, S. D.; Polanin, J. R.; Zhang, Q.; Michaelson, L. E.; Caverly, S.; Polese, M. L.; Yang, J.
What Works Clearinghouse
Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, educators and school administrators need to understand the available distance learning models and programs that may assist students who attend school from a remote location. To meet this need, this rapid evidence review sought to identify and report on what works in distance learning educational programming. After an extensive search and screening process, the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) reviewed 36 studies spanning kindergarten through postsecondary education. Fifteen studies met the WWC Group Design Standards; of those, three met the Every Student Succeeds Act Tier 1 requirements. An analysis of where research has been conducted revealed that several distance learning programs for K-8 students "Met WWC Group Design Standards," but only one study of a distance learning program for high school students "Met WWC Group Design Standards." In addition, a meta-analysis of studies with similar design characteristics (nine in total) found that, on average, students in the distance learning programs improved in the English language arts outcome domain but not in the mathematics domain. Although the results are promising, continued research using rigorous, randomized designs should be a priority.
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Outcomes of Education, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Mathematics Education, Language Arts, Electronic Learning, Algebra
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: What Works Clearinghouse (ED); American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Every Student Succeeds Act 2015
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: EDIES919900180019