This study is the final installment of a three-part series on early elementary mathematics learning.
In the series, Hiroyuki Yamada, a researcher with Curriculum Associates, first developed a measure of learning growth for students entering first grade in fall 2021 from a national sample of over 6,000 schools.
The measure used Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Diagnostic for Mathematics, a web-based adaptive interim assessment tool designed to measure four domains of mathematical skills.
This study then examined variations in learning growth across schools, focusing on commonly measured school attributes that may relate to learning growth.