Departmentalized elementary teachers' experiences matched some, but not all, hypothesized benefits and challenges of departmentalized instruction¶
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q2 i? Teachers using departmentalized instruction reported experiences consistent with some, but not all, of the potential benefits and challenges hypothesized for the approach. → Alison Wellington 2024
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Alison Wellington 2024¶
Alison Wellington, Melissa Clark, Alyson Burnett, Susanne James-Burdumy, Libby Makowsky, Stacey Brockman, Dallas Dotter, Mariesa Herrmann, Hanley Chiang. (2024). Evaluation of Departmentalized Instruction in Elementary Schools: Exploring Implementation Experiences. Institute of Education Sciences. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/evaluation-of-departmentalized-instruction-in-elementary-schools
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Key finding from the study of teachers in schools that departmentalized 4th- and 5th-grade instruction: "Departmentalized teachers’ experiences were consistent with some, but not all, of the potential benefits and challenges of using departmentalized instruction in elementary schools."
"Departmentalized teachers’ experiences were consistent with some, but not all, of the potential benefits and challenges of using departmentalized instruction in elementary schools."
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Related Claims¶
- Schools implementing departmentalized elementary instruction completed key implementation steps, but some faced scheduling challenges — related
- The effects of departmentalized instruction on student achievement and teacher retention remain unclear — related
- Instruction in upper elementary grades is often departmentalized: about one in six elementary school teachers in the original administrative data was linked to a subject he or she did not teach — related
- About one in six grade 4 and 5 math and reading/ELA teachers is linked in unconfirmed administrative data to a subject they do not teach — related
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Departmentalized elementary teachers' experiences matched some, but not all, hypothesized benefits and challenges of departmentalized instruction |
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Departmentalized elementary teachers' experiences matched some, but not all, hypothesized benefits and challenges of departmentalized instruction |
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