Students of ABCTE teachers scored lower than students of non-ABCTE teachers on the Florida state math test¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2009 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Students of ABCTE teachers scored lower than their counterparts on the state math test. → Christina Clark Tuttle 2009

Evidence¶

Christina Clark Tuttle 2009¶

Christina Clark Tuttle, Tara Anderson, Steven Glazerman. (2009). ABCTE Teachers in Florida and Their Effect on Student Performance. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/abcte-teachers-in-florida-and-their-effect-on-student-performance

q2 · i? · causal · r1

In the same propensity-score-matched Florida comparison of 30 teachers over two years, the study reports that "students of ABCTE teachers scored lower than their counterparts on the state math test." No effect size or test statistic is printed.

"However, students of ABCTE teachers scored lower than their counterparts on the state math test."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Students of ABCTE-certified teachers and non-ABCTE teachers show no difference in reading achievement gains in Florida — related
• Propensity score matching was used to build a comparison group of Florida teachers for estimating ABCTE certification effects — related
• Students of alternatively certified teachers taking coursework while teaching scored lower in math than students of traditionally certified counterparts — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Students with alternatively certified teachers did no worse on achievement tests than students with traditionally certified teachers — related
• Administrators gave a cautious assessment of the ABCTE Passport to Teaching program that certified the teachers — related
• A five-year evaluation is assessing the impact of the Passport to Teaching credential on teacher performance measured by student achievement — related