Abbreviated Interrupted Time-Series - Institute for Policy Research
Abbreviated Interrupted Time-Series - Institute for Policy Research
Abbreviated Interrupted Time-Series - Institute for Policy Research
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Overall Conclusions<br />
• Similar results obtain from both strategies:<br />
– significant 4 th and 8 th grade math effects but not <strong>for</strong><br />
reading<br />
• Viable internal threats are factors independent of NCLB<br />
that changed in 2002 and are correlated with both the<br />
public/private and the high/low proficiency contrasts<br />
• Most alternative interpretations do not apply to both<br />
strategies, and this should reduce concerns about<br />
internal validity<br />
• A few are shared (e.g., changes in math standards in<br />
public schools in 2002). These are discussed in the paper<br />
and shown to highly unlikely.