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Efficacy study preview
This WestEd executive summary highlights findings from a mixed-methods study of middle school students in a Mid-Atlantic school district.
Key Findings
Review the headline findings from the study while keeping the full research details in the downloadable report.
Sixth grade students who regularly engaged with higher-level texts scored as if they had received 2–3 additional months of instruction.
Sixth grade students who completed two or more Newsela writing prompts scored as if they had received 3–5 additional months of instruction.
Eighth grade students who regularly used quizzes and other platform features scored as if they had received 5–7 additional months of instruction.
Seventh grade students who frequently completed quizzes and averaged above 74% scored as if they had received 4–5 additional months of instruction.
Efficacy study preview
This WestEd executive summary highlights findings from a mixed-methods study of middle school students in a Mid-Atlantic school district.
Key Findings
Review the headline findings from the study while keeping the full research details in the downloadable report.
Sixth grade students who regularly engaged with higher-level texts scored as if they had received 2–3 additional months of instruction.
Sixth grade students who completed two or more Newsela writing prompts scored as if they had received 3–5 additional months of instruction.
Eighth grade students who regularly used quizzes and other platform features scored as if they had received 5–7 additional months of instruction.
Seventh grade students who frequently completed quizzes and averaged above 74% scored as if they had received 4–5 additional months of instruction.
