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Jens Dietrichson
Helping the Many by Tutoring the Few: The Social Multiplier of Early Literacy Instruction
Topics: Student LearningTutoring is almost always evaluated by randomizing students within schools, a design that differences out any spillover onto classmates. We instead randomize 81 Danish schools and 2,583 kindergartners, tutoring a few children in each and testing all. Decoding improved 0.38 standard deviations… more →
Testing frequency and student achievement: A systematic review
Jens Dietrichson, Julie Kaas Seerup, Anja Bondebjerg Mølgaard, Malene Wallach Kildemoes, Frederikke Lykke Witthöft Schytt, Mikkel Vembye, Elizabeth Bengtsen, Bjørn Christian Ar-leth Viinholt, Morten Kjær Thomsen.Topics: Student LearningTags: AssessmentSchool-based testing is widely used for monitoring students’ academic progress. Proponents argue that testing ensures accountability and guides teachers and managers, whereas opponents point to adverse consequences such as teaching to the test, and frequent testing creating anxiety and stress.… more →
School-based language, math, and reading interventions for executive functions in children and adolescents: A systematic review
Jens Dietrichson, Julie Kaas Seerup, Sofie Elgaard Iisager Jensen, Johan Klejs, Elizabeth Bengtsen, Martin Williams Strandby, Morten Kjær Thomsen.Topics: Student LearningExecutive functions are a set of cognitive skills and processes used when directing behaviour towards the attainment of a certain goal. A large literature has documented positive associations between executive functions and a variety of desirable outcomes throughout life, including academic… more →