Students of alternatively certified teachers taking coursework while teaching scored lower in math than students of traditionally certified counterparts¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2009 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Students of alternatively certified teachers who were taking coursework while teaching scored lower in math than students of traditionally certified counterparts. → Jill Constantine 2009

Evidence¶

Jill Constantine 2009¶

Jill Constantine, Daniel Player, Tim Silva, Kristin Hallgren, Mary Grider, John Deke. (2009). An Evaluation of Teachers Trained Through Different Routes to Certification. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee

q3 · i? · causal · r2

A subgroup finding from the random assignment study: among alternatively certified teachers, those engaged in coursework while teaching had students who "scored lower in math than students of their traditionally certified counterparts." No effect size is printed.

"Students of alternatively certified teachers who were taking coursework while teaching scored lower in math than students of their traditionally certified counterparts."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Most alternatively certified teachers completed some coursework before entering the classroom, though this varied by state — related
• Students with alternatively certified teachers did no worse on achievement tests than students with traditionally certified teachers — reports the opposite
• Alternative and traditionally certified teachers were similar on academic credentials but differed in race, education major, concurrent coursework, and first-year mentoring — related
• Elementary students taught by teachers from less selective alternative routes had test scores similar to peers taught by traditional-route teachers — reports the opposite
• An evaluation study compares teachers trained through different routes to certification — a broader claim this one bears on
• Students of ABCTE teachers scored lower than students of non-ABCTE teachers on the Florida state math test — a broader claim this one bears on