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Access to Algebra I: The Effects of Online Mathematics for Grade 8 Students

Fri, April 13, 12:00 to 1:30pm, Marriott Pinnacle, Floor: Third Level, Pinnacle III

Session Submission Type: Symposium

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This symposium presents results from the “Virtual Algebra” Study, a large-scale randomized control trial examining the impact of offering online Algebra I to grade 8 students considered ready for algebra but who attend schools that do not typically offer the course. The study was conducted in 68 mostly rural middle schools in two states. Primary analyses focused on effects of the online course on “algebra-ready” students’ algebra achievement at the end of grade 8 and their subsequent high school coursetaking patterns. The symposium will include presentation of the study design, implementation of the online Algebra I course intervention, full study results, and an interactive discussion grounded in feedback the study team has gathered from participating schools.

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