ERIC Number: ED606987
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jun
Pages: 23
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Math Acceleration in WCPSS Elementary and Middle Schools: Implementation and Impact. DRA Report No. 17.00
Lenard, Matthew
Wake County Public School System
Since 2014, the Wake County Public School System has implemented single subject acceleration (SSA) as a way to provide students with access to advanced mathematics courses. This report includes three main findings related to the implementation and impact of SSA. First, a disproportionately large percentage of male, Asian and academically/intellectually gifted students were nominated, qualified and accelerated compared with their female, Black and Hispanic/Latino counterparts. Second, roughly two-thirds of students who qualified for SSA in mathematics actually proceeded to take the accelerated course. Third, near the qualifying cutoff score, accelerated students performed similarly to their non-accelerated counterparts, suggesting that SSA had no significant achievement effects--positive or negative--for students who were accelerated. We recommend that staff expand the visibility of SSA in order to inform more diverse populations, identify potential causes of non-acceleration among qualifiers, explore options for assessing content-level mastery, and maintain the 80% qualifying CASE [Collaborative Assessment Solutions for Educators] score for SSA mathematics.
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Advanced Courses, Mathematics Education, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Disproportionate Representation, Males, Asian American Students, Academically Gifted, Females, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Mathematics Achievement
Wake County Public School System. 5625 Dillard Drive, Cary, NC 27518. Tel: 919-431-7215; Fax: 919-431-7193; e-mail: wcpss-data-accountability@wcpss.net; Web site: www.wcpss.net
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), Data, Research, and Accountability Department
Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
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