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ERIC Number: ED598108
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Dec-19
Pages: 74
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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Think Through Math in HISD, 2013-2014. Research Educational Program Report
Houston Independent School District
Think Through Math (TTM) is an online, adaptive mathematics program designed to supplement classroom instruction. The program is funded by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for students in grades 3-8, and schools have the option to purchase the program for students in other grades. This report compares the STAAR mathematics achievement of HISD students in grades 3-8 who enrolled in the TTM program in 2013-2014 with the results of similar students in the same grades who did not use TTM. Three treatment groups of students were considered: all TTM users in the district, TTM users in 2013-2014 priority and focus schools, and TTM users who took the June 2014 retest of the STAAR mathematics test. Some of the highlights are as follows: (1) Students in every grade level in HISD used TTM in 2013-2014 and 95 percent of the TTM users were in grades 3-8. 29,359 TTM users and 25,718 non-TTM users met the criteria for inclusion in this study, for a total of 55,077 students included in the analyses; (2) Propensity score analyses were used to compare the mathematics achievement of TTM users matched with non-TTM users. Results indicated that HISD students who used TTM had significantly higher 2014 STAAR scale scores than did matched students who did not enroll in the program; (3) TTM users at priority and focus schools who were matched with non-TTM users at the same schools were also found to have obtained significantly higher 2014 STAAR mathematics scale scores than non-TTM users had; (4) For students who took the June 2014 STAAR retest, however, there were no significant differences in scale scores earned by TTM users when compared with the results of matched non-TTM users; and (5) Regression analyses indicated that for most groups of students, passing a higher number of TTM lessons, particularly passing a higher number of target TTM lessons, predicted a higher 2014 STAAR mathematics scale score. Effect sizes for the significant relationships were small, with the exception of a moderately strong relationship between the number of TTM target lessons passed and 2014 STAAR mathematics scale scores for students who met the phase-in 1, satisfactory standard on the 2013 STAAR mathematics assessment. Recommendations, and Administrative Response are provided.
Houston Independent School District. Research & Accountability, 4400 West 18th Street 2 NW, Houston, TX 77092. Tel: 713-556-6700; Fax: 713-556-6730; e-mail: Research@houstonisd.org; Web site: http://www.houstonisd.org/research
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Houston Independent School District (HISD), Department of Research and Accountability
Identifiers - Location: Texas (Houston)
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