Making the Case: Compelling Data
This growing library features data points describing the impacts and outcomes of student-centered and competency-based teaching and learning. The data are sourced from research studies, evaluation reports and journal articles, as well as evidence collected directly by classroom, school, district and state leaders.
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Competency-Based Teaching Leads to Higher State Test Scores
In the Project Mastery grant initiative, students in schools using competency-based models outperformed demographically similar peers on state tests.
Students Complete Requirements Faster in Competency-Based District
Elementary and middle school students in a competency-based district in Colorado who were academically behind completed math and literacy performance level requirements faster than students in a traditional school system.
Performance-Based District Ranks Highest in ELA Assessment Growth
Compared to 63 similar districts, the performance-based Lindsay Unified School District in California ranked #1 in English Language Arts growth in the 2019 Smarter Balance Assessment Consortium achievement assessment.
Competency-Based District Sees Reading and Math Gains
In the performance-based Lindsay Unified School District in California, student growth in the Smarter Balance Assessment increased by 7% in English/Language Arts and 5% in math, exceeding county and state growth in 2019.
Competency-Based Approach Leads to Reading Achievement
In the performance-based Lindsay Unified School District, students rose from 33rd to 87th percentile on the state鈥檚 Smarter Balance Assessment Consortium English Language Arts achievement assessment in 2019.
California School Sees Math Achievement Gains
In the performance-based Lindsay Unified School District in California, students rose from 14th to 38th percentile in the state鈥檚 math assessment in 2019, when comparing all Unified School Districts in California.
California District Sees Growth on ELA Assessments
In the performance-based Lindsay Unified School District in California, students rose from 15th to 51st percentile in 2019 in the state鈥檚 English Language Arts assessment, when comparing all Unified School Districts in California.
Personalized Learning Increases Belonging in Ohio District
Marysville Exempted Village School District in Ohio saw gains in measures of hope, belonging, engagement and management when they began implementing personalized learning approaches.
Reading and Math Scores Rise with Personalized Learning in Ohio
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College and Career Readiness Grows in Kansas
In the Wellington Unified School District 353 in Kansas, graduates meeting one of three district-identified college and career-ready benchmarks increased from 30% in 2017-2018 to 40% in 2018-2019.
Reading Scores Increase After Student-Centered Redesign
Dighton District in Kansas, one of the early student-centered and future-focused redesign cohorts, saw third graders reaching level four on English language assessments increase from 6% to 21%.
Student-Centered Redesign Pushes Up Math Scores
Dighton District in Kansas, one of the early student-centered and future-focused redesign cohorts, saw fourth-graders reaching level four on math assessments increase from 0% to 11%. In fifth grade, they increased from 14% to 20%.
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