Test Score Patterns across Three COVID-19-Impacted School Years. EdWorkingPaper No. 22-521
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| Title: | Test Score Patterns across Three COVID-19-Impacted School Years. EdWorkingPaper No. 22-521 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Megan Kuhfeld, James Soland, Karyn Lewis, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University |
| Source: | Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2022. |
| Availability: | Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 29 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education Junior High Schools Middle Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | COVID-19, Pandemics, Scores, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Achievement Gap, Test Score Decline, Poverty, Achievement Tests |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Measures of Academic Progress |
| Abstract: | The COVID-19 pandemic has been a seismic and on-going disruption to K-12 schooling. Using test scores from 5.4 million U.S. students in grades 3-8, we tracked changes in math and reading achievement across the first two years of the pandemic. Average fall 2021 math test scores in grades 3-8 were 0.20-27 standard deviations (SDs) lower relative to same-grade peers in fall 2019, while reading test scores decreased by 0.09-0.18 SDs. Achievement gaps between students in low-poverty and high-poverty elementary schools grew by 0.10-0.20 SDs, primarily during the 2020-21 school year. Observed declines are more substantial than during other recent school disruptions, such as those due to natural disasters. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED671987 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The COVID-19 pandemic has been a seismic and on-going disruption to K-12 schooling. Using test scores from 5.4 million U.S. students in grades 3-8, we tracked changes in math and reading achievement across the first two years of the pandemic. Average fall 2021 math test scores in grades 3-8 were 0.20-27 standard deviations (SDs) lower relative to same-grade peers in fall 2019, while reading test scores decreased by 0.09-0.18 SDs. Achievement gaps between students in low-poverty and high-poverty elementary schools grew by 0.10-0.20 SDs, primarily during the 2020-21 school year. Observed declines are more substantial than during other recent school disruptions, such as those due to natural disasters. |
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