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Research brief

Learning during COVID-19: Initial findings on students’ reading and math achievement and growth

How have COVID-19 school closures impacted student academic growth and achievement? New research using fall 2020 MAP Growth assessment data for 4.4 million students provides new insights, key findings, and actionable recommendations.

By: Megan Kuhfeld, Beth Tarasawa, Angela Johnson, Erik Ruzek, Karyn Lewis

Topics: Equity, COVID-19 & schools, Measurement & scaling

2020
Working paper

GGMncv: Nonconvex penalized Gaussian graphical models in R

A new software package, GGMncv, provides alternatives to graphical lasso (ℓ1-regularization) for study of complex relations in multivariate datasets.

By: Donald Williams

Topics: Measurement & scaling

2020
Journal article

Projecting the potential impact of COVID-19 school closures on academic achievement

This study provides a series of projections of COVID-19-related learning loss based on estimates from absenteeism literature and analyses of summer learning patterns of 5 million students.

By: Megan Kuhfeld, James Soland, Beth Tarasawa, Angela Johnson, Erik Ruzek, Jing Liu

Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Growth modeling, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss

2020
Media mention

Research video news brief: Projecting the potential impact of COVID-19 school closures on academic achievement

In this AERA video brief, Megan Kuhfeld shares major findings and implications of preliminary projections of the potential impact of COVID-19-related school closures in spring 2020 on student learning, published this month in Educational Researcher.

Mentions: Megan Kuhfeld, James Soland, Beth Tarasawa, Angela Johnson, Erik Ruzek, Jing Liu

Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Growth modeling, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss

2020
Presentation

Growth patterns and distance learning tips for students who are deaf and hard of hearing webinar

In this webinar, learn what new research shows about the academic growth trajectories of students who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), and tips for supporting students who are DHH in distance learning.

By: Stephanie Cawthon, Elizabeth Barker, Johny Daniel, North Cooc, Jessica Meissner

Topics: Equity, Accessibility, Growth modeling

2020
Media mention

The lasting benefits of preschool

The Wall Street Journal‘s Susan Pinker reports on new research examining the extent to which the benefits of pre-K education persist through kindergarten.

Mentions: Erik Ruzek, Arya Ansari, Robert Pianta, Jessica Whittaker, Virginia Vitiello

Topics: Early learning

2020
Journal article

Persistence and convergence: The end of kindergarten outcomes of pre-K graduates and their nonattending peers

This study examined the benefits of pre-K through the end of kindergarten for children from low-income homes in a large and diverse county, and factors associated with a reduction in benefits during the kindergarten year.

By: Erik Ruzek, Arya Ansari, Robert Pianta, Jessica Whittaker, Virginia Vitiello

Topics: Early learning

2020
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