COVID-19 & schools
![](https://www.nwea.org/uploads/2020/11/Learning-During-Covid-19_tile_image-1024x614.png)
![](https://www.nwea.org/uploads/2020/11/Learning-During-Covid-19_tile_image-1024x614.png)
Learning during COVID-19: Initial findings on studentsā reading and math achievement and growth
How have COVID-19 school closures impacted student academic growth and achievement? New research using fall 2020 MAP Growth assessment data for 4.4 million students provides new insights, key findings, and actionable recommendations.
By: Megan Kuhfeld, Beth Tarasawa, Angela Johnson, Erik Ruzek, Karyn Lewis
Topics: Equity, COVID-19 & schools, Measurement & scaling
![](https://www.nwea.org/uploads/2020/03/Media-mention-purple.png)
![](https://www.nwea.org/uploads/2020/03/Media-mention-purple.png)
In this AERA video brief, Megan Kuhfeld shares major findings and implications of preliminary projections of the potential impact of COVID-19-related school closures in spring 2020 on student learning, published this month in Educational Researcher.
Mentions: Megan Kuhfeld, James Soland, Beth Tarasawa, Angela Johnson, Erik Ruzek, Jing Liu
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Growth modeling, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
![](https://www.nwea.org/uploads/2020/03/Journal-article-purple.png)
![](https://www.nwea.org/uploads/2020/03/Journal-article-purple.png)
Projecting the potential impact of COVID-19 school closures on academic achievement
This study provides a series of projections of COVID-19-related learning loss based on estimates from absenteeism literature and analyses of summer learning patterns of 5 million students.
By: Megan Kuhfeld, James Soland, Beth Tarasawa, Angela Johnson, Erik Ruzek, Jing Liu
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Growth modeling, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
![](https://www.nwea.org/uploads/2020/03/Presentation-purple.png)
![](https://www.nwea.org/uploads/2020/03/Presentation-purple.png)
Projecting the impact of the COVID-19 spring school closures on student learning
In this Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis seminar, Megan Kuhfeld discusses projections of COVID-19-related learning loss and its potential effect on test scores in the 2020-21 school year and outlines on-going work to measure student learning between the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years.
By: Megan Kuhfeld
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Growth modeling, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
![](https://www.nwea.org/uploads/2020/03/Upcoming-presentation-purple.png)
![](https://www.nwea.org/uploads/2020/03/Upcoming-presentation-purple.png)
A “Lost Year” of Data? What Disruptions From COVID-19 Mean For Education Research
This Bellwether Education Partners webinar examines how education research can continue to offer meaningful, relevant information to policymakers and practitioners after the ālost yearā of data from COVID disruptions to schools and testing.
By: Matthew Soldner, Megan Kuhfeld, Dan Goldhaber, Constance Lindsay, Allison Crean Davis
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Empowering educators, Measurement & scaling
![](https://www.nwea.org/uploads/2020/09/MAP-Growth-Goal-Explorer-500x300-1.jpg)
![](https://www.nwea.org/uploads/2020/09/MAP-Growth-Goal-Explorer-500x300-1.jpg)
MAP Growth Goal Explorer Userās Guide
This userās guide for the MAP Growth Goal Explorer describes how to use this interactive tool, the benchmarks it uses to provide context on student growth goals, a framework for goal setting, instructions for how to download information from the tool, and answers to frequently asked questions.
By: Dave Moyer
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Empowering educators, Innovations in reporting & assessment
![](https://www.nwea.org/uploads/2020/09/MAP-Growth-Goal-Explorer-500x300-1.jpg)
![](https://www.nwea.org/uploads/2020/09/MAP-Growth-Goal-Explorer-500x300-1.jpg)
The MAP Growth Goal Explorer is designed to support and simplify the goal-setting process by showing a range of possible fall-to-spring growth goals against the backdrop of important academic benchmarks.
By: Dave Moyer
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Empowering educators, Innovations in reporting & assessment