S0148 · smith_2003_core_knowledge_evaluation · reviewed single work; occurrence membership machine-normalized

The Impact of the Core Knowledge Curriculum on Achievement

Reviewed canonical citation: Smith, F. D. (2003). The impact of the Core Knowledge curriculum, a comprehensive school reform model, on achievement. PhD dissertation, University of Virginia, UMI 3083052.

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The Impact of the Core Knowledge Curriculum on Achievement · single work

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Smith, F. D. (2003). The impact of the Core Knowledge curriculum, a comprehensive school reform model, on achievement. PhD dissertation, University of Virginia, UMI 3083052.

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The Impact of the Core Knowledge Curriculum, a Comprehensive School Reform Model, on Achievement

Freddie Dean Smith · 2003 · University of Virginia PhD dissertation, UMI 3083052

dissertation represented by the registry identity; bibliographic identity checked, primary full text not read

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Substantive results are presently known through a Core Knowledge Foundation advocacy summary rather than the dissertation itself; no effect claim should be treated as primary-verified.

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Smith 2003 Core Knowledge dissertation · related A4, related A5, related A6

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bibliographic record only; identity checked results unverified — Dissertation identity and catalog record; substantive claims only available through CKF summary

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unknown until primary read

The dissertation is an academic primary work; the currently accessible result account is a CKF advocacy retelling.

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That a 2003 UVA dissertation with this exact identity evaluated Core Knowledge achievement.

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Its design, attrition, effect magnitude, subgroup findings or gap conclusions until the dissertation is read.

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Canonical propositions this source was matched as evidence for.

P08 — A specific, coherent, cumulative, grade-by-grade curriculum studied in common by all children in a locality is the most effective known m…

How Hirsch uses it

Every occurrence, grouped by book and chapter, with the claim it was linked to support and (where the extraction regenerated one) the underlying warrant.

2006 · The Knowledge Deficit

F. D. Smith's longitudinal analysis comparing reading scores of a Core Knowledge school against a control school from kindergarten to grade six.

direct When children are offered coherent, cumulative knowledge from preschool on, they become good readers.

ch 5 · empirical_study · kd:ch5_E15

Warrant (implicit): A longitudinal correlation between a specific curriculum and reading scores in a controlled comparison identifies that curriculum as the superior method for developing literacy.

could fail ifThe control school may have been using a particularly ineffective 'whole language' approach, making the Core Knowledge school look superior by comparison regardless of its specific content.

2010 · The Making of Americans

Fred Smith's 2003 study tracing four cohorts through six grades, showing Core Knowledge students significantly outperformed control schools in reading and math.

direct Both advanta ged and disa dvantaged st udents in Co re Knowledge schools outp erform peers in control s chools on st andardized r eading and m ath tests.

ch 5 · statistical_data · the-making-of-americans:ch5_E6

Warrant (implicit): Standardized test scores from longitudinal cohort studies are reliable indicators of the efficacy of a specific pedagogical philosophy across different socioeconomic tiers.

could fail ifThe 'Hawthorne Effect,' where the novelty of a new program and the increased attention given to teachers during a study lead to temporary gains that dissipate once the program is standardized.

Smith's stud y comparin g Core Know ledge schoo ls and cont rol schools in reading , math, and language g ains.

direct Both advanta ged and disa dvantaged st udents in Co re Knowledge schools outp erform peers in control s chools on st andardized r eading and m ath tests.

ch 5 · empirical_study · the-making-of-americans:ch5_E8

Warrant (implicit): Gains in standardized math and language scores are an accurate proxy for the overall intellectual development and knowledge acquisition provided by a curriculum.

could fail ifTeaching to the test or narrowing the curriculum to specifically match the items on the Stanford 9 TA tests can create inflated scores that do not translate to broader academic competence.

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Fred Smith (2003)
Smith (as cited by Hirsch)
Smith, F. D.