Making the Case: Compelling Data
This growing library features data points describing the impacts and outcomes of student-centered and competency-based teaching and learning. The data are sourced from research studies, evaluation reports and journal articles, as well as evidence collected directly by classroom, school, district and state leaders.
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Project-Based Learning Increases Achievement in AP Courses
Findings from the first year of the Knowledge in Action project-based learning approach revealed an increase in the likelihood of earning a score of three or higher on the AP U.S. Government or AP Environmental Science test by about eight percentage points.
College and Career Readiness Grows in Kansas
In the Wellington Unified School District 353 in Kansas, graduates meeting one of three district-identified college and career-ready benchmarks increased from 30% in 2017-2018 to 40% in 2018-2019.
Competency-Based School Helps Off-Track Youth Plan for Future
At the personalized, competency-based Boston Day and Evening Academy, 100% of students enter two or more years off-track from secondary graduation, but by the time they graduate, 98% leave with a post-secondary education plan.
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