COVID-19 & schools
How are students performing in the wake of COVID-19?
In this CPRE Knowledge Hub Research Minutes podcast, Megan Kuhfeld discusses what NWEA research using fall 2020 test scores of more than four million students shows about the academic achievement and growth of US students, and some of the many questions that remain.
Mentions:Megan Kuhfeld
Topics:COVID-19 & schools,Equity
How did students fare relative to the COVID-19 learning loss projections?
In thisSAGE perspectivesblog, Angela Johnson shares some key findings from NWEA research exploring how school shutdowns impacted student achievement at the start of the 2020-21 school year.
By:Angela Johnson,Megan Kuhfeld,Beth Tarasawa
Topics:Equity,COVID-19 & schools
Learning during COVID-19: Initial research findings and 4 recommendations for policymakers
In this Education Commission of the StatesEdNoteblog, Beth Tarasawa and Aaliyah Samuel share some key findings and actionable takeaways from NWEA research exploring how school shutdowns impacted student achievement at the start of the 2020-21 academic year.
By:Beth Tarasawa,Aaliyah Samuel
Topics:COVID-19 & schools,Equity
Addressing COVID-19’s disruption of student assessment
In thisInside IES Researchblog, RAND and NWEA researchers share some early findings from their work under an IES grant to develop strategies for schools and districts to address the impacts of COVID-19 disruptions on student assessment programs. In the blog, they describe some key findings from surveys and interviews on key concerns of districts and schools arising from the lack of assessment data from spring 2020.
By:Jonathan Schweig,Andrew McEachin,Megan Kuhfeld
Learning during COVID-19: Initial findings on students’ reading and math achievement and growth
These visualizations allow you to explore key questions from our report,Learning during COVID-19: Initial findings on students’ reading and math achievement and growth.
By:Dave Moyer
Topics:Equity,COVID-19 & schools
NISS Ingram Olkin Forum: COVID and the Schools: Modeling Openings, Closings, and Learning Loss
In this National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) Ingram Olkin “Statistics Serving Society” Forum, experts from around the country share statistical and data-analytic challenges they have faced as they have reported on and researched issues around the impact of COVID-19 in U.S. schools. Read more on the forum and presenters on theNISS webpage.
Understanding student learning during coronavirus
In this NCEA podcast, Beth Tarasawa joins Kevin Baxter to discuss how we can use historical learning trends as well as real-time data to better understand the status of student performance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mentions:Beth Tarasawa
Topics:COVID-19 & schools,Equity