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Efficacy study preview
This study of nearly 40,000 students in grades 3–8 examines how Newsela’s Checks for Understanding are associated with ELA achievement on MAP Growth.
Key Findings
Review the headline findings from the study while keeping the full research details in the downloadable report.
Regular CFU usage is associated with an approximately 2.5 percentile point boost to ELA achievement when accounting for overall Newsela use.
Students with thoughtful, consistent CFU engagement showed an approximately 3.5 percentile point advantage over students with shallow or sporadic use.
Students who tended to answer CFU questions correctly on the first try saw stronger ELA outcomes than students who needed multiple attempts.
CFUs create built-in checkpoints that ask students to pause, monitor comprehension, and evaluate their understanding as they read.
Efficacy study preview
This study of nearly 40,000 students in grades 3–8 examines how Newsela’s Checks for Understanding are associated with ELA achievement on MAP Growth.
Key Findings
Review the headline findings from the study while keeping the full research details in the downloadable report.
Regular CFU usage is associated with an approximately 2.5 percentile point boost to ELA achievement when accounting for overall Newsela use.
Students with thoughtful, consistent CFU engagement showed an approximately 3.5 percentile point advantage over students with shallow or sporadic use.
Students who tended to answer CFU questions correctly on the first try saw stronger ELA outcomes than students who needed multiple attempts.
CFUs create built-in checkpoints that ask students to pause, monitor comprehension, and evaluate their understanding as they read.
