Table 4.
Annual gains in effect size for nationally normed social studies tests
| Grade (Spring) |
SAT-10 |
TerraNova 3 |
MAT-8 |
Mean of Tests |
SE of Mean |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | 50th | 10th | 25th | 50th | 10th | 25th | 50th | 10th | 25th | 50th | 10th | 25th | 50th | |
| 1–2 | NA | NA | NA | 0.59 | 0.53 | 0.48 | 0.71 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 |
| 2–3 | NA | NA | NA | 0.64 | 0.71 | 0.64 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| 3–4 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.39 | 0.52 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| 4–5 | 0.57 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 |
| 5–6 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| 6–7 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.30 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| 7–8 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.27 | 0.16 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 |
| 8–9 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 |
| 9–10 | 0.70 | 0.61 | 0.33 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.22 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| 10–11 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.48 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| 11–12 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |