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Lynch, Kathleen; An, Lily; Mancenido, Zid – Review of Educational Research, 2023
We present results from a meta-analysis of 37 contemporary experimental and quasi-experimental studies of summer programs in mathematics for children in grades pre-K-12, examining what resources and characteristics predict stronger student achievement. Children who participated in summer programs that included mathematics activities experienced…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Mathematics Achievement, Meta Analysis, Grade Prediction
Lynch, Kathleen; An, Lily; Mancenido, Zid – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2022
We present results from a meta-analysis of 37 experimental and quasi-experimental studies of summer programs in mathematics for children in Grades pre-K-12, examining what resources and characteristics predict stronger student achievement. Children who participated in summer programs that included mathematics activities experienced significantly…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Mathematics Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Preschool Education
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Lynch, Kathleen; Hill, Heather C.; Gonzalez, Kathryn E.; Pollard, Cynthia – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2019
We present results from a meta-analysis of 95 experimental and quasi-experimental pre-K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professional development and curriculum programs, seeking to understand what content, activities, and formats relate to stronger student outcomes. Across rigorously conducted studies, we found an…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Curriculum
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Lynch, Kathleen; Kim, James S. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2017
Prior research suggests that summer learning loss among low-income children contributes to income-based gaps in achievement and educational attainment. We present results from a randomized experiment of a summer mathematics program conducted in a large, high-poverty urban public school district. Children in the third to ninth grade (N = 263) were…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Mathematics Instruction, Low Income Groups, Randomized Controlled Trials