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**Measured through a pre-post administration of the STAMP 4S assessment by Avant
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**Since students at earlier stages of language proficiency make greater gains more quickly than students at more advanced stages, it is not appropriate to compare percentage growth across languages. For example, 66% of the 2022 Italian students were at the beginning level, while only 15% of those in the Spanish courses were beginners. Arabic results are not included due to an insufficient number of matched cases.
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