ERIC Number: ED619618
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Sep
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Edgenuity Distance Learning: An Analysis of Participation, Usage, and Impact, 4th Grading Period 2019-2020. Evaluation Matters. Volume 10, Number 3
Office of Assessment, Research, and Data Analysis, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
This report examines the outcomes of the Edgenuity application suites, which were widely adopted as an adjunct to virtual instruction during the shutdown of schools (fourth grading period of the 2019-20 school year) due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Edgenuity is a customizable standards-aligned video-based curriculum for middle and high school blended learning environments, which allows students to monitor their own progress while completing lessons, assessments, and interactive activities. The courses use audio, video, and text content along with different types of assignments including writing assignments and projects. Its curricular programs align with state standards and provide for secondary instruction and credit recovery in the form of either a standalone (credit bearing) or supplemental (non-credit bearing) basis. Students access the curriculum via the internet through their computer or tablet and begin the program with a pre-test followed by lecture-style lessons. Significant positive dose response was seen for middle-grade students in 84% of the English Language Arts courses/grade combinations, 53.8% of those in Mathematics, 45.5% in Science, and 38.5% in Social Science. An increase in usage of 25-35 minutes per week was generally associated with an increase of around a one-quarter to one-third of a letter grade in the middle of the grading scale. Further analysis indicated the program's benefits tended to be equally effective across all initial ability levels. The middle school students in the Cambridge and International Baccalaureate courses were least likely to have been impacted by completing Edgenuity modules, and those in the standard education and intensive courses were most consistently positively impacted.
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Electronic Learning, Blended Learning, Online Courses, Video Technology, Supplementary Education, Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education, Language Arts, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Social Sciences, Program Effectiveness
Office of Assessment, Research, and Data Analysis, Miami-Dade County Public Schools. 1450 NE Second Avenue, Miami, FL 33132. Tel: 305-995-1000; Fax: 305-995-7521; Web site: http://oada.dadeschools.net/
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Office of Assessment, Research, and Data Analysis (ARDA)
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