Table 7c. FAST ELA Test Level for Beginning of Year
Number of Students
Below Benchmark
At/Near Benchmark
Above Benchmark
Grade
Condition
Treatment
60
85%
13%
2%
3rdGrade
Comparison
84
90%
10%
0%
Treatment
23
83%
17%
0%
4thGrade
Comparison
28
89%
11%
0%
Treatment
18
89%
11%
0%
5thGrade
Comparison
27
93%
7%
0%
Treatment
101
85%
14%
1%
Grades 3-5 Combined
Comparison
139
91%
9%
0%
Site Visit Sample LXD Research began reaching out to schools in early spring 2023 to conduct site visits. Both treatment and comparison schools were largely located near each other in the urban center. One treatment school approximately 40 miles away from the others, an area considerably more rural than the other campuses included in our site visits. Researchers visited fve schools to view RISE/Up implementation. Researchers visited two schools not implementing RISE/Up. Researchers observed an average of 4 students per school ranging from grades 2nd-5th.
Data and Measures
Description of Achievement Data All students were pretested within the frst four weeks of school using Renaissance Star Early Learning (Grades K-2) and Cambium F.A.S.T. (Grades 3-10). Mid-year testing took place in December 2022, and end of year testing followed in April/May 2023. A subgroup of eight treatment schools and all of the comparison schools also completed teacher surveys and used FastBridge to monitor student progress between January and May 2023 (the treatment school teachers also completed weekly logs during this time to track their implementation for each group). A portion of these schools were also visited by the research team in March 2023 for classroom observations.
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