Estimating Causal Effects of Summer Programs on Early Numeracy: A Canadian, Multi-Site, Quasi-Experiment

Autor/inn/en	Davies, Scott; McKerrow, Mark
Titel	Estimating Causal Effects of Summer Programs on Early Numeracy: A Canadian, Multi-Site, Quasi-Experiment
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 28 (2023) 3, S.326-350 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Davies, Scott)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1082-4669
DOI	10.1080/10824669.2022.2084740
Schlagwörter	Summer Programs; Numeracy; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3; Elementary School Students; Intervention; Mathematics Instruction; Foreign Countries; Achievement Gains; Mathematics Achievement; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sommerkurs; Rechenkompetenz; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Ausland; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Kanada
Abstract	Summer numeracy interventions have become standard educational practice across a range of jurisdictions, but there is a paucity of evaluations of those interventions across international settings. We employ a quasi-experimental evaluation of voluntary summer numeracy programs for 569 attendees and 2,193 comparison students in grades 1-3, conducted in 2012-13 in Ontario, Canada. Using multi-level logistic regression models, we find that students with prior academic challenges were most likely to attend the program. Estimating causal effects using entropy balancing to achieve balance, we find that attendees gained about 1.5 months more numeracy learning than did the comparison group (Cohen's d = 0.19). These findings are comparable to US studies and add to an international stock of knowledge on summer interventions. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01