Nova Academy’s free Foundations of Inquiry curriculum has reached Lesson 016.
Baselines & Benchmarks: Compared to What?
What does it mean for a result to improve? Before celebrating a change, we need a starting point, a meaningful target, and a fair comparison. In Lesson 016, readers examine baseline measurements, benchmarks, percentage points, and why observed improvement doesn’t by itself establish what caused it.
Our free classroom exercise compares two fictional learning groups. Calculate their before-and-after score changes, compare the results, and decide what the evidence really supports. Includes a worked example, answer key, source references, and original Nova Academy cover artwork.
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