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Some may not know that Bloom's 2-sigma effect size finding from the 80s on the impact of tutoring vs. classroom instruction hasn't really stood up to time: educationnext.org/two-sigma-tu…
As a test of Gemini 3, released today, I had it deep research the matter:
The 2 Sigma Paradox: A Forty-Year Retrospective on Educational Efficacy and the Automaton’s Promise
docs.google.com/document/d/1Bf…
NotebookLM summaries: notebooklm.google.com/notebook…
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Two-Sigma Tutoring: Separating Science Fiction from Science Fact - Education Next

An experimental intervention in the 1980s raised certain test scores by two standard deviations. It wasn’t just tutoring, and it’s never been replicated, but it continues to inspire.
Paul T. von Hippel (Education Next)
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in reply to Doug Holton

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What's the purpose of the Gemini 3-produced document? Is it for us to read and trust? Or for us to evaluate? If the latter, how should we evaluate it? Did *you* evaluate it? Was it trustworthy at both broad and fine scale of fact and interpretation?
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