Student Improvement Research
California Case Study -
Education City contracted with Magnolia Consulting, LLC (an external independent consulting firm specializing in education research and evaluation) to conduct a secondary, retrospective exploratory analysis of pre-existing, aggregated state testing data in California to demonstrate the effectiveness of Education City's success in increasing student learning.The evaluation utilized a case-study framework for the following two studies:
- A case study of student performance at Victoriano Elementary, which has used Education City programs for a significant amount of time, and
- A case study of combined performance of students at Education City schools in California compared to statewide averages on the California Standards Test (CST).
The study aimed to demonstrate:
- Positive changes in student achievement in English language arts and math after students used Education City programs over time.
- Positive differences in student achievement in English language arts and math between schools using EducationCity.com programs and student achievement at the district and/or state level over time.
Results:
- Student performance in English language arts and math grew consistently over time for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students at Victoriano Elementary using Education City programs.
- After students began using Education City programs, 4th and 5th grade cohorts demonstrated significant increases in English language arts and math performance.
- English language arts and math performance gains among the 3rd, 4th and 5th grades at Victoriano Elementary were stronger and more consistently positive then they were in the district or state.
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students at Education City California schools demonstrated performance increases in English language arts that were greater than state averages for those grade levels.
- 2nd, 3rd and 5th grade student cohorts in Education City schools demonstrated performance that improved at a greater rate than the state averages for those grade levels in math.
"We will continue to use Education City to help drive and increase test scores this coming year. It's been shown that our test scores have increased year-over-year and our school's administration, faculty and students are very proud of our achievements. We will continue to partner with Education City in the future.”
Richard Aleksak, Principal, Victoriano Elementary School, Moreno Valley, California
For more details, please download the full report below.
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| California Case Study Report 11.09.pdf | 270.68 KB |
