Table 15. T-tests comparing Grade Level EOY Literacy Scores by Group Status
Cohen’s d Efect Size
p -value
Grade
Assessment
Group
Number EOY Avg Score
SD
Comparison
32
757.81
89.70
1
STARREAD
.67
.11
Treatment
34
766.29
71.21
Comparison
81
850.01
78.99
2
STARREAD
.28
.23
Treatment
33
866.42
53.68
Comparison
84
283.80
17.16
3
FASTELA
.92
.02
Treatment
60
284.10
19.36
Comparison
139
289.46
18.87
3-5
FASTELA
.69
.05
Treatment
100
288.45
19.97
RISE Students’ Literacy Achievement
To better understand the impact of RISE on student state test scores, an additional analysis was conducted with just the students who used RISE in grades 3-5.
Correlations between Implementation Lesson Number and Scale Scores Students made progress on RISE lessons at various rates, defned by combining one letter, and a number between one and eight (i.e., students began at “A.1.,” and a student who completed the program would be labeled “Z.8.” These lesson progress scores were translated into a continuous numeric variable that ranged from 68 to 203. A correlation analysis was conducted with 44 students' fnal RISE lesson number in May 2023 and their FAST end-of-the-year score. If the RISE level system were well aligned with the state standards, we would see these numbers having a strong correlation. For a more robust test of this relationship, the analysis also controlled for students’ beginning-of-the-year scores. The correlation between FAST EOY Scale Score and fnal lesson number controlling for BOY scale score was signifcant for grades 3-5 combined (r=0.48; p < .01) 4 .
4 Pearson’s r ranges from 0 to 1 and 0.4 - .0.6 is considered medium strength in education research.
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