Implementing Wit & Wisdom: An Evaluation Research Report

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Johns Hopkins University studied the impact of Wit & Wisdom ® on students whose teachers began using the ELA curriculum during the 2018–2019 school year to students in nearby schools whose teachers continued using other curricula. The findings were positive and suggested that high-quality curricula can improve students’ learning, even in the first year of implementation.

The brief, research summary, and research report go on to explain that through a quasi-experimental method known as propensity score matching (Rosenbaum & Rubin 1983), even the short-term impacts of using Wit & Wisdom could be associated with increases in Text Reading and Comprehension scores in first through third grade and increases in students’ ELA state test scores in grades 4 and 5, on average.

The research makes clear that implementing a high-quality, knowledge-rich curriculum, Wit & Wisdom, with fidelity improves student achievement.

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