Comprehensive teacher induction did not lead to measurable improvements in student test scores compared to business-as-usual induction in the second year of a randomized controlled study¶
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q3 i? In the second year of a national randomized controlled evaluation, comprehensive induction did not lead to measurable improvements in student test scores relative to business-as-usual induction. → Eric Isenberg 2009
Evidence¶
Eric Isenberg 2009¶
Eric Isenberg, Steven Glazerman, Martha Bleeker, Amy Johnson, Julieta Lugo-Gil, Mary Grider, Sarah Dolfin, Edward Britton. (2009). Impacts of Comprehensive Teacher Induction: Results from the Second Year of a Randomized Controlled Study. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/impacts-of-comprehensive-teacher-induction-results-from-the-second-year-of-a-randomized-controlled-study
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Second-year findings from Mathematica's national randomized controlled evaluation of comprehensive teacher induction, comparing outcomes against business-as-usual induction programs. The report states comprehensive induction "did not lead to measurable improvements in student test scores"; no effect size is printed on this page.
"comprehensive induction did not lead to measurable improvements in student test scores, percentage of teachers remaining in their district or in the profession, or in qualifications of the teachers who were retained"
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Related Claims¶
- Comprehensive teacher induction did not measurably improve the qualifications of teachers who were retained compared to business-as-usual induction — related
- Comprehensive teacher induction did not measurably increase the percentage of teachers remaining in their district or in the profession compared to business-as-usual induction — related
- Two years of comprehensive teacher induction can boost student achievement compared with business-as-usual induction — reports the opposite
- Comprehensive teacher induction produced no measurable improvements whether delivered as a one-year or two-year program — related
- Mathematica is examining whether high-intensity teacher induction programs lead to higher retention rates and other positive teacher and student outcomes — a broader claim this one bears on
- Participation in an induction program alone does not improve the chances teachers will remain; induction quality matters, and almost 20 percent of new teachers report not participating — related
- Comprehensive teacher induction showed no impacts on outcomes other than student achievement — related
- Study lead instructors did not differ from non-study-lead instructors in student retention performance — related
- Comprehensive teacher induction generated no significant improvements in student achievement in the first year — related
- Comprehensive teacher induction did not increase teacher retention during the first year of teaching — related
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Comprehensive teacher induction did not lead to measurable improvements in student test scores compared to business-as-usual induction in the second year of a randomized controlled study |
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Comprehensive teacher induction did not lead to measurable improvements in student test scores compared to business-as-usual induction in the second year of a randomized controlled study |
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2009 |
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