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Technical Brief Recovery still elusive: 2023-24 student achievement highlights persistent achievement gaps and a long road ahead

NWEA research report examining the impacts of the pandemic’s disruptions to learning and the status of academic recovery. This report features data from the 2023-24 academic year and underscores that unfinished learning continues to be a challenge due to lower achievement gains compared to pre-pandemic trends. This report is part of series tracking the on-going impacts.

By: Karyn Lewis, Megan Kuhfeld

Products: MAP Growth

Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity, Growth

2024
Research brief

MAP Reading Fluency with Coach Evidence Base

This document provides an overview of the research underlying MAP Reading Fluency with Coach’s AI-powered intelligent reading tutor and the research on key elements of early literacy instruction. It describes the components of the MAP Reading Fluency with Coach pedagogy and the research base supporting each component.

By: Amy Endo

Products: MAP Reading Fluency

Topics: Early learning, Empowering educators, Innovations in reporting & assessment, Reading & language arts

2024
Technical report

Predicting Amira Reading Mastery Based on NWEA MAP Reading Fluency Benchmark Assessment Scores

This document presents results from a linking study conducted by NWEA in May 2024 to statistically connect the grades 1–5 English Amira Reading Mastery (ARM) scores with the Scaled-Words-Correct-Per-Minute (SWCPM) scores from the MAP Reading Fluency benchmark assessment taken during Fall and Winter 2023–2024.

By: Fang Peng, Ann Hu, Christopher Wells

Products: MAP Reading Fluency

Topics: Computer adaptive testing, Early learning, Measurement & scaling, Reading & language arts

2024
Research brief

Effective summer programs: Practical guidance for district leaders

This report dives into the research on summer programs, their implementation and design, as well as the efficacy of those programs for literacy, math, and social-emotional learning (SEL) outcomes. It also provides recommendations for district leaders to use as a framework for planning and implementing effective summer programming.

By: Miles Davison, Jazmin Isaacs, Sofia Postell, Michael Gaddis, PhD, Ayesha K. Hashim, Susan Kowalski, Karyn Lewis

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

2024
Blog article

Summer learning loss: What we know and what we’re learning

In this blog, Megan Kuhfeld shares background on what we know about summer learning loss, and the significant gaps that remain in our understanding that drive her work to take a fresh – and deeper – look at the phenomenon.

By: Megan Kuhfeld

Topics: Equity, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss

2024
Research brief

High dosage tutoring for academically at-risk students

This brief provides a review of the research on high dosage tutoring as an intervention strategy for supporting at-risk students. It highlights the benefits and the non-negotiable factors for effective implementation and usage.

By: Miles Davison, Sofia Postell, Jazmin Isaacs, Ayesha K. Hashim

Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity, Growth, Informing instruction

2024
Research brief

Typical learning for whom? Guidelines for selecting benchmarks to calculate months of learning

To describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students, researchers have translated test scores into months of learning to claim how many months/years students are behind in school. Despite its perceived accessibility, there are major downsides to this translation. To inform future uses by researchers and media, we discuss in this brief how to calculate this metric as well as its trade-offs.

By: Megan Kuhfeld, Melissa Diliberti, Andrew McEachin, Jon Schweig, Louis T. Mariano

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

2023
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