Ep. 87 - April 8, 2019: Do Students Learn More with Better Math Textbooks?

Some studies have found that schools can get subs…

An episode of the The Education Exchange podcast, hosted by Paul E. Peterson, titled "Ep. 87 - April 8, 2019: Do Students Learn More with Better Math Textbooks?" was published on April 8, 2019 and runs 23 minutes.

April 8, 2019 ·23m · The Education Exchange

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Some studies have found that schools can get substantial gains in achievement by changing textbooks. But a new analysis by the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard finds little evidence of differences in achievement gains for schools using different math textbooks. Paul E. Peterson talks with Thomas Kane, of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, about the new study, “Learning by the Book: Comparing math achievement growth by textbook in six common core states.” https://cepr.harvard.edu/files/cepr/files/cepr-curriculum-report_learning-by-the-book.pdf

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Some studies have found that schools can get substantial gains in achievement by changing textbooks. But a new analysis by the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard finds little evidence of differences in achievement gains for schools using different math textbooks. Paul E. Peterson talks with Thomas Kane, of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, about the new study, “Learning by the Book: Comparing math achievement growth by textbook in six common core states.” https://cepr.harvard.edu/files/cepr/files/cepr-curriculum-report_learning-by-the-book.pdf

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